//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/25 words - 4 min
李[李]	li3	plum	439
无路可逃[無路可逃]	wu2 lu4 ke3 tao2	no way out; nowhere to go; trapped beyond hope of rescue; painted into a corner	2
不速[不速]	bu4 su4	uninvited (guest); unexpected (appearance); unwanted presence	2
速[速]	su4	fast; rapid; quick; velocity	22
回头[回頭]	hui2 tou2	to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by	11
随[隨]	sui2	to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently	59
归[歸]	gui1	to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor	34
朝[朝]	chao2	imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards	21
朝[朝]	zhao1	morning	21
请罪[請罪]	qing3 zui4	to apologize humbly; to beg forgiveness	8
长安[長安]	Chang2 an1	Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2]; now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an	188
热闹[熱鬧]	re4 nao5	bustling with noise and excitement; lively	10
咱[咱]	zan2	I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)	15
草原[草原]	cao3 yuan2	grassland; prairie; CL:片[pian4]	166
有趣[有趣]	you3 qu4	interesting; fascinating; amusing	3
事实[事實]	shi4 shi2	fact; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
眼前[眼前]	yan3 qian2	before one's eyes; now; at present	10
繁盛[繁盛]	fan2 sheng4	prosperous; thriving; (of vegetation) luxuriant	1
未必[未必]	wei4 bi4	not necessarily; maybe not	8
长久[長久]	chang2 jiu3	(for a) long time	3
郎君[郎君]	lang2 jun1	my husband and master (archaic); playboy of rich family; pimp	142
文[文]	wen2	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67	16
让开[讓開]	rang4 kai1	to get out of the way; to step aside	45
长眼[長眼]	zhang3 yan3	to have eyes; (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious	1
官差[官差]	guan1 chai1	official business; government workmen; odd-job men	3
横行霸道[橫行霸道]	heng2 xing2 ba4 dao4	to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/50 words - 7 min
胆子[膽子]	dan3 zi5	courage; nerve; guts	11
腻[膩]	ni4	greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of	1
不宜[不宜]	bu4 yi2	not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate	4
多事[多事]	duo1 shi4	meddlesome; eventful	6
太子[太子]	tai4 zi3	crown prince	277
府[府]	fu3	seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)	116
爷[爺]	ye2	grandpa; old gentleman	72
兵[兵]	bing1	soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]	142
曹[曹]	cao2	class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old)	4
郡[郡]	jun4	canton; county; region	262
拙[拙]	zhuo1	awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]	1
郎[郎]	lang2	(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth	107
饶命[饒命]	rao2 ming4	to spare sb's life	23
不快[不快]	bu4 kuai4	unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp	9
无礼[無禮]	wu2 li3	rude; rudely	4
在先[在先]	zai4 xian1	to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly	2
不定[不定]	bu4 ding4	indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious	3
罪[罪]	zui4	guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin	37
走运[走運]	zou3 yun4	to have good luck; lucky; in luck	4
少年[少年]	shao4 nian2	early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man	19
满地找牙[滿地找牙]	man3 di4 zhao3 ya2	to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor; (fig.) to get beaten up badly; to beat the crap out of (sb)	2
切勿[切勿]	qie4 wu4	by no means	4
因小失大[因小失大]	yin1 xiao3 shi1 da4	to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)	1
宫[宮]	gong1	palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale	162
娘[娘]	niang2	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate	261
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/75 words - 9 min
头发[頭髮]	tou2 fa5	hair (on the head)	2
不太好[不太好]	bu4 tai4 hao3	not so good; not too well	6
生病[生病]	sheng1 bing4	to fall ill	4
仙女[仙女]	xian1 nu:3	fairy	1
下凡[下凡]	xia4 fan2	to descend to the world (of immortals)	1
嘴巴[嘴巴]	zui3 ba5	mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
甜[甜]	tian2	sweet	8
今日[今日]	jin1 ri4	today	166
偷偷[偷偷]	tou1 tou1	stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly	17
溜[溜]	liu1	to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate	11
惹事[惹事]	re3 shi4	to cause trouble	3
为何[為何]	wei4 he2	why	128
严肃[嚴肅]	yan2 su4	solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe	1
平日[平日]	ping2 ri4	ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually	6
便[便]	bian4	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards	214
明日[明日]	ming2 ri4	tomorrow	77
诗[詩]	shi1	poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse	526
勒[勒]	le4	to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux	549
使者[使者]	shi3 zhe3	emissary; envoy	55
不请自来[不請自來]	bu4 qing3 zi4 lai2	to turn up without being invited; unsolicited	1
如今[如今]	ru2 jin1	nowadays; now	148
虽说[雖說]	sui1 shuo1	though; although	5
使[使]	shi3	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger	28
一来[一來]	yi1 lai2	firstly, ...	8
提出[提出]	ti2 chu1	to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/100 words - 9 min
切磋[切磋]	qie1 cuo1	to compare notes; to learn from one another; to swap pointers	3
蹴鞠[蹴鞠]	cu4 ju1	cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)	8
托辞[託辭]	tuo1 ci2	see 託詞|托词[tuo1 ci2]	2
戏[戲]	xi4	trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]	3
皇[皇]	huang2	emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2]	37
祖父[祖父]	zu3 fu4	father's father; paternal grandfather	7
议[議]	yi4	to comment on; to discuss; to suggest	11
婚[婚]	hun1	to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife	10
权宜之计[權宜之計]	quan2 yi2 zhi1 ji4	plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift stratagem; interim step	2
乌[烏]	wu1	crow; black	8
城[城]	cheng2	city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	241
打仗[打仗]	da3 zhang4	to fight a battle; to go to war	10
适龄[適齡]	shi4 ling2	of age; of the appropriate age	1
女子[女子]	nu:3 zi3	woman; female	43
屈指可数[屈指可數]	qu1 zhi3 ke3 shu3	can be counted on one's fingers (idiom); very few	1
此次[此次]	ci3 ci4	this time	36
旧[舊]	jiu4	old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)	9
年前[年前]	nian2 qian2	before the end of the year; before the new year	4
黄[黃]	huang2	yellow; pornographic; to fall through	1
历[曆]	li4	calendar	1
太过[太過]	tai4 guo4	excessively; too	5
平安[平安]	ping2 an1	safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace	26
顺遂[順遂]	shun4 sui4	everything is going smoothly; just as one wishes	3
衣食无忧[衣食無憂]	yi1 shi2 wu2 you1	not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom); to be provided with the basic necessities	2
夫人[夫人]	fu1 ren5	lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]	121
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/125 words - 10 min
殿下[殿下]	dian4 xia4	Your Majesty (honorific); His or Her Highness	260
此刻[此刻]	ci3 ke4	this moment; now; at present	13
耶[耶]	ye5	final particle indicating enthusiasm etc	224
想必[想必]	xiang3 bi4	presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely	23
不得[不得]	bu4 de2	must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot	57
一会儿[一會兒]	yi1 hui4 r5	a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]	54
房[房]	fang2	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)	50
惹[惹]	re3	to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)	8
一向[一向]	yi1 xiang4	always (previously); a period of time in the recent past	20
愿[願]	yuan4	to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing	38
意见[意見]	yi4 jian4	idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]	1
想见[想見]	xiang3 jian4	to infer; to gather	9
老二[老二]	lao3 er4	second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis	2
骑[騎]	qi2	to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses	15
孤[孤]	gu1	lone; lonely	112
头上[頭上]	tou2 shang4	overhead; above	9
大哥[大哥]	da4 ge1	eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss	5
忍[忍]	ren3	to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself	13
抓紧[抓緊]	zhua1 jin3	to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of	4
应付[應付]	ying4 fu5	to deal with; to cope	7
书房[書房]	shu1 fang2	study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]	8
何[何]	he2	what; how; why; which; carry	100
属下[屬下]	shu3 xia4	subordinate; affiliated to; subsidiary	63
弘[弘]	hong2	great; liberal	12
义[義]	yi4	justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship	73
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/150 words - 15 min
若[若]	ruo4	to seem; like; as; if	229
秦[秦]	Qin2	surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]; abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]	149
吹[吹]	chui1	to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through	6
草[草]	cao3	grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]	10
汇报[匯報]	hui4 bao4	to report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back	10
瑾[瑾]	jin3	brilliancy (of gems)	7
妾[妾]	qie4	concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)	29
听闻[聽聞]	ting1 wen2	to listen; to hear what sb says; news one has heard	16
来到[來到]	lai2 dao4	to come; to arrive	13
此[此]	ci3	this; these	208
定[定]	ding4	to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order	111
定夺[定奪]	ding4 duo2	to make a decision; to determine	1
庙堂[廟堂]	miao4 tang2	imperial ancestral temple; imperial court; temple	3
操心[操心]	cao1 xin1	to worry about	7
点心[點心]	dian3 xin5	light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert	9
少来[少來]	shao3 lai2	refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it!	2
乐[樂]	le4	happy; cheerful; to laugh	188
乐[樂]	yue4	music	188
嫣[嫣]	yan1	lovely; sweet	222
胆小[膽小]	dan3 xiao3	cowardice; timid	2
如意郎君[如意郎君]	ru2 yi4 lang2 jun1	ideal husband; "Mr. Right"	2
魏[魏]	wei4	tower over a palace gateway (old)	172
叔[叔]	shu1	uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]	289
玉[玉]	yu4	jade	161
球场[球場]	qiu2 chang3	stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4]	5
早些[早些]	zao3 xie1	a bit earlier	12
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/175 words - 19 min
河[河]	he2	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]	9
捞[撈]	lao1	to fish up; to dredge up	1
脸红[臉紅]	lian3 hong2	to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)	1
瞎子[瞎子]	xia1 zi5	blind person	1
丑[醜]	chou3	shameful; ugly; disgraceful	20
扎[扎]	zha1	to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)	3
寺[寺]	si4	Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)	10
符[符]	fu2	mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide	32
亲自[親自]	qin1 zi4	personally; in person; oneself	44
戴上[戴上]	dai4 shang5	to put on (hat etc)	4
出卖[出賣]	chu1 mai4	to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray	4
走漏[走漏]	zou3 lou4	to leak (of information, liquid etc); to divulge	4
风声[風聲]	feng1 sheng1	sound of the wind; rumor; talk; news; reputation	5
饶[饒]	rao2	rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although	19
皓[皓]	hao4	bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)	175
绝非[絕非]	jue2 fei1	absolutely not	4
善[善]	shan4	good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect	22
类[類]	lei4	kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble	2
靠近[靠近]	kao4 jin4	near; to approach	9
冷血[冷血]	leng3 xue4	cold-blood; cold-blooded (animal)	4
助威[助威]	zhu4 wei1	to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of	1
场地[場地]	chang3 di4	space; site; place; sports pitch	2
加油[加油]	jia1 you2	to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on	2
承让[承讓]	cheng2 rang4	you let me win (said politely after winning a game)	2
护身符[護身符]	hu4 shen1 fu2	amulet; protective talisman; charm	5
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/200 words - 22 min
想来[想來]	xiang3 lai2	it may be assumed that	14
天天[天天]	tian1 tian1	every day	6
庙[廟]	miao4	temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial	8
收下[收下]	shou1 xia4	to accept; to receive	6
球[球]	qiu2	ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3]	10
勇士[勇士]	yong3 shi4	a warrior; a brave person	26
争得[爭得]	zheng1 de2	to obtain by an effort; to strive to get sth	1
筹[籌]	chou2	chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; means	7
踢[踢]	ti1	to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)	13
局面[局面]	ju2 mian4	aspect; phase; situation	2
不利[不利]	bu4 li4	unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental	9
万万[萬萬]	wan4 wan4	absolutely; wholly	14
大军[大軍]	da4 jun1	army; main forces	37
士气[士氣]	shi4 qi4	morale	7
必将[必將]	bi4 jiang1	inevitably	3
大唐[大唐]	Da4 Tang2	the Tang dynasty (618-907)	311
亚[亞]	ya4	second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr. [ya3]	32
罗[羅]	luo2	gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift	111
严[嚴]	yan2	tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father	5
小看[小看]	xiao3 kan4	to look down on; to underestimate	4
刀[刀]	dao1	knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs	54
削[削]	xiao1	to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)	2
削[削]	xue1	to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]	2
铜[銅]	tong2	copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	1
铁[鐵]	tie3	iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)	20
斩[斬]	zhan3	to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/225 words - 23 min
截[截]	jie2	to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length	7
杀人[殺人]	sha1 ren2	homicide; to murder; to kill (a person)	26
无声[無聲]	wu2 sheng1	noiseless; noiselessly; silent	1
风趣[風趣]	feng1 qu4	charm; humor; wit; humorous; witty	1
军[軍]	jun1	army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4]	159
对垒[對壘]	dui4 lei3	to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc)	2
勇气[勇氣]	yong3 qi4	courage; valor	3
武力[武力]	wu3 li4	military force	1
兵刃[兵刃]	bing1 ren4	(bladed) weapons	2
强弩之末[強弩之末]	qiang2 nu3 zhi1 mo4	lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force	3
胜负[勝負]	sheng4 fu4	victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle	4
可看[可看]	ke3 kan4	worth seeing	2
李世民[李世民]	Li3 Shi4 min2	Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649	44
孰[孰]	shu2	who; which; what	6
胜[勝]	sheng4	victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)	18
负[負]	fu4	to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)	15
未[未]	wei4	not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°	44
可知[可知]	ke3 zhi1	evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable	20
当众[當眾]	dang1 zhong4	in public; in front of everybody	3
口出狂言[口出狂言]	kou3 chu1 kuang2 yan2	to speak conceited nonsense; to come out with arrogant claptrap	2
弟[弟]	di4	younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)	11
向来[向來]	xiang4 lai2	always (previously)	17
骄纵[驕縱]	jiao1 zong4	arrogant and willful	1
不知[不知]	bu4 zhi1	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)	63
分寸[分寸]	fen1 cun5	propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/250 words - 24 min
切莫[切莫]	qie4 mo4	you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it)	2
一般见识[一般見識]	yi1 ban1 jian4 shi5	to lower oneself to sb's level; to argue with sb less well-informed	3
锋利[鋒利]	feng1 li4	sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point	1
莫不[莫不]	mo4 bu4	none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone	3
彩头[彩頭]	cai3 tou2	good omen; good luck (in business etc); profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)	5
奖赏[獎賞]	jiang3 shang3	reward; prize; award	3
闻[聞]	wen2	to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at	10
薄[薄]	bo2	meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near	2
云[雲]	yun2	cloud; CL:朵[duo3]	132
伶牙俐齿[伶牙俐齒]	ling2 ya2 li4 chi3	clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab	2
识[識]	shi2	to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]	7
大体[大體]	da4 ti3	in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; (Tw) remains (of a dead person)	1
唐[唐]	tang2	to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[tang2]	100
有意[有意]	you3 yi4	to intend; intentionally; interested in	7
修好[修好]	xiu1 hao3	to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds	3
曾[曾]	ceng2	once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)	37
借此[藉此]	jie4 ci3	using this as a pretext; thereby	3
娘子[娘子]	niang2 zi3	(dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman	156
轻[輕]	qing1	light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage	19
需[需]	xu1	to require; to need; to want; necessity; need	18
调养[調養]	tiao2 yang3	to take care of (sb's health); to nurse	2
战[戰]	zhan4	to fight; fight; war; battle	75
有关[有關]	you3 guan1	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning	9
名誉[名譽]	ming2 yu4	fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)	2
怎[怎]	zen3	how	42
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/275 words - 32 min
临阵脱逃[臨陣脫逃]	lin2 zhen4 tuo1 tao2	see 臨陣退縮|临阵退缩[lin2 zhen4 tui4 suo1]	2
只怕[只怕]	zhi3 pa4	I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely	15
日后[日後]	ri4 hou4	sometime; someday (in the future)	21
落下[落下]	luo4 xia4	to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)	4
病根[病根]	bing4 gen1	an incompletely cured illness; an old complaint; the root cause of trouble	3
体格[體格]	ti3 ge2	bodily health; one's physical state; physique	1
健壮[健壯]	jian4 zhuang4	robust; healthy; sturdy	1
无碍[無礙]	wu2 ai4	without inconvenience; unimpeded; unhindered; unobstructed; unfettered; unhampered	6
县[縣]	xian4	county	19
若是[若是]	ruo4 shi4	if	118
服[服]	fu2	clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes	17
上场[上場]	shang4 chang3	on stage; to go on stage; to take the field	1
送死[送死]	song4 si3	to throw away one's life	3
别理[別理]	bie2 li3	don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to	1
雁[雁]	yan4	wild goose	18
形[形]	xing2	to appear; to look; form; shape	2
阵[陣]	zhen4	disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration	21
有意思[有意思]	you3 yi4 si5	interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun	16
衣裳[衣裳]	yi1 shang5	clothes	6
许久[許久]	xu3 jiu3	for a long time; for ages	3
赛[賽]	sai4	to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel	2
耍[耍]	shua3	to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)	8
团团转[團團轉]	tuan2 tuan2 zhuan4	to go round and round; running around in circles; fig. frantically busy	2
奉[奉]	feng4	to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)	14
即刻[即刻]	ji2 ke4	immediately; instant; instantly	17
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/300 words - 35 min
奉命[奉命]	feng4 ming4	to receive orders; to follow orders; to act under orders	5
行事[行事]	xing2 shi4	to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct	27
寻[尋]	xun2	to search; to look for; to seek	33
要事[要事]	yao4 shi4	important matter	7
样[樣]	yang4	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type	7
得胜[得勝]	de2 sheng4	to triumph over an opponent	2
宝[寶]	bao3	jewel; gem; treasure; precious	10
归于[歸於]	gui1 yu2	to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards	1
赐予[賜予]	ci4 yu3	to grant; to bestow	3
小子[小子]	xiao3 zi5	(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow	38
留步[留步]	liu2 bu4	(said by departing guest) no need to see me out	5
方才[方才]	fang1 cai2	just now; then	50
提到[提到]	ti2 dao4	to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to	3
从长计议[從長計議]	cong2 chang2 ji4 yi4	to take one's time making a decision (idiom); to consider at length	2
台上[臺上]	tai2 shang4	on stage	4
确实[確實]	que4 shi2	indeed; really; reliable; real; true	23
掌上明珠[掌上明珠]	zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1	lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)	3
可否[可否]	ke3 fou3	is it possible or not?	19
移[移]	yi2	to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove	3
叙[敘]	xu4	to narrate; to chat	7
仔细[仔細]	zi3 xi4	careful; attentive; cautious	11
商谈[商談]	shang1 tan2	to confer; to discuss; to engage in talks	1
诚意[誠意]	cheng2 yi4	sincerity; good faith	6
却之不恭[卻之不恭]	que4 zhi1 bu4 gong1	to refuse would be impolite	1
鞠[鞠]	ju1	to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2]	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/325 words - 37 min
砸[砸]	za2	to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle	9
后果[後果]	hou4 guo3	consequences; aftermath	24
不堪设想[不堪設想]	bu4 kan1 she4 xiang3	too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable	7
古[古]	gu3	ancient; old; paleo-	38
乃[乃]	nai3	to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon	29
虽败犹荣[雖敗猶榮]	sui1 bai4 you2 rong2	honorable even in defeat (idiom)	1
听不懂[聽不懂]	ting1 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of what one is hearing	6
汉[漢]	han4	man	4
听得懂[聽得懂]	ting1 de5 dong3	to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says)	1
小气[小氣]	xiao3 qi4	stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty	3
令[令]	ling4	to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)	70
献[獻]	xian4	to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)	17
柄[柄]	bing3	handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades	1
面具[面具]	mian4 ju4	mask	2
成何体统[成何體統]	cheng2 he2 ti3 tong3	What a scandal!; Whatever next?	1
报[報]	bao4	to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]	63
炻[炻]	shi2	stoneware	12
辛[辛]	xin1	(of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa	31
思[思]	si1	to think; to consider	22
力[力]	li4	power; force; strength; ability; strenuously	32
参见[參見]	can1 jian4	to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to	5
隼[隼]	sun3	falcon; Taiwan pr. [zhun3]	535
特勤[特勤]	te4 qin2	special duty (e.g. extra security or traffic control on special occasions); person on special duty	263
兴致[興致]	xing4 zhi4	mood; spirits; interest	2
入场[入場]	ru4 chang3	to enter the venue for a meeting; to enter into an examination; to enter a stadium, arena etc	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/350 words - 37 min
验[驗]	yan4	to examine; to test; to check	4
身手[身手]	shen1 shou3	skill; talent; agility	5
沙场[沙場]	sha1 chang3	sandpit; battleground; battlefield	3
早已[早已]	zao3 yi3	long ago; for a long time	19
全军覆没[全軍覆沒]	quan2 jun1 fu4 mo4	total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout	5
机灵[機靈]	ji1 ling5	clever; quick-witted	4
来头[來頭]	lai2 tou2	cause; reason; interest; influence	3
官阶[官階]	guan1 jie1	official rank	1
应[應]	ying1	to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall	9
应[應]	ying4	to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with	9
品[品]	pin3	article; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character; disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)	15
以上[以上]	yi3 shang4	that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.	2
果然[果然]	guo3 ran2	really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed	52
无所不知[無所不知]	wu2 suo3 bu4 zhi1	omniscient	1
李建成[李建成]	Li3 Jian4 cheng2	Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变; Professor Li Jiancheng (1993-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy	20
上钩[上鉤]	shang4 gou1	to take the bait	2
可汗[可汗]	ke4 han2	khan (loanword)	493
提前[提前]	ti2 qian2	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance	10
知会[知會]	zhi1 hui4	to inform; to tell; to notify; notification	3
不必[不必]	bu4 bi4	need not; does not have to; not necessarily	77
急于[急於]	ji2 yu2	eager to; in a hurry to	4
求和[求和]	qiu2 he2	to sue for peace; to look for a draw (chess); summation (math)	3
兵力[兵力]	bing1 li4	military strength; armed forces; troops	12
空虚[空虛]	kong1 xu1	hollow; emptiness; meaningless	5
顾虑[顧慮]	gu4 lu:4	misgivings; apprehensions	4
使团[使團]	shi3 tuan2	diplomatic mission	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/375 words - 38 min
定于[定於]	ding4 yu2	set at; scheduled at	4
起程[起程]	qi3 cheng2	to set out; to leave	1
变更[變更]	bian4 geng1	to change; to alter; to modify	1
行程[行程]	xing2 cheng2	journey; course of a journey; distance traveled; trajectory; itinerary; route; course (of history); stroke (of a piston); (Tw) (computing) process	1
如期[如期]	ru2 qi1	as scheduled; on time; punctual	2
疼死[疼死]	teng2 si3	to really hurt	1
放手[放手]	fang4 shou3	to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand	9
惹祸[惹禍]	re3 huo4	to stir up trouble; to invite disaster	2
风头[風頭]	feng1 tou2	wind direction; the way the wind blows; fig. trend; direction of events; how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself); public opinion (concerning one's actions); publicity (usually derog.); limelight	3
这儿[這兒]	zhe4 r5	here	198
叔父[叔父]	shu1 fu4	father's younger brother; uncle	12
永宁[永寧]	Yong3 ning2	Yongning county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia	87
前来[前來]	qian2 lai2	to come (formal); before; previously	33
舍得[捨得]	she3 de5	to be willing to part with sth	3
一同[一同]	yi1 tong2	along; together	13
骑马[騎馬]	qi2 ma3	to ride a horse	7
练[練]	lian4	to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise	8
剑[劍]	jian4	double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword	15
蒙[蒙]	meng2	to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat	21
授予[授予]	shou4 yu3	to award; to confer	2
武艺[武藝]	wu3 yi4	martial art; military skill	3
兵法[兵法]	bing1 fa3	art of war; military strategy and tactics	17
得以[得以]	de2 yi3	able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view	3
披甲[披甲]	pi1 jia3	to don armor	1
上阵[上陣]	shang4 zhen4	to go into battle	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/400 words - 40 min
无以为报[無以為報]	wu2 yi3 wei2 bao4	unable to return the favor	4
终究[終究]	zhong1 jiu1	in the end; after all is said and done	9
触类旁通[觸類旁通]	chu4 lei4 pang2 tong1	to comprehend (new things) by analogy	1
排[排]	pai2	a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc	6
布[布]	bu4	cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known	35
非[非]	fei1	to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must	19
疏漏[疏漏]	shu1 lou4	to slip; to overlook by negligence; careless omission; oversight	1
诱饵[誘餌]	you4 er3	bait	1
落入[落入]	luo4 ru4	to fall into	5
陷阱[陷阱]	xian4 jing3	pitfall; snare; trap	2
本身[本身]	ben3 shen1	itself; in itself; per se	7
如若[如若]	ru2 ruo4	if	29
咬[咬]	yao3	to bite; to nip	12
战机[戰機]	zhan4 ji1	opportunity in a battle; fighter aircraft; war secret	2
攻[攻]	gong1	to attack; to accuse; to study	25
取胜[取勝]	qu3 sheng4	to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents	2
者[者]	zhe3	(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this	44
弱[弱]	ruo4	weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than	11
守[守]	shou3	to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining	51
韬光养晦[韜光養晦]	tao1 guang1 yang3 hui4	to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom); to hide one's light under a bushel	1
成长[成長]	cheng2 zhang3	to mature; to grow; growth	11
壮大[壯大]	zhuang4 da4	to expand; to strengthen	1
反[反]	fan3	contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system	11
之际[之際]	zhi1 ji4	during; at the time of	6
憋屈[憋屈]	bie1 qu1	sullen	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep01/425 words - 44 min
便是[便是]	bian4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as	66
代价[代價]	dai4 jia4	price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)	16
虽[雖]	sui1	although; even though	30
难受[難受]	nan2 shou4	to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear	10
不得不[不得不]	bu4 de2 bu4	have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid	11
存活[存活]	cun2 huo2	to survive (a serious accident); survival	2
蛰伏[蟄伏]	zhe2 fu2	hibernation; living in seclusion	6
图[圖]	tu2	diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek	58
天下[天下]	tian1 xia4	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule	41
皆[皆]	jie1	all; each and every; in all cases	30
改日[改日]	gai3 ri4	another day; some other day	3
探望[探望]	tan4 wang4	to visit; to call on sb; to look around	7
恕[恕]	shu4	to forgive	9
臣[臣]	chen2	state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131	91
迟[遲]	chi2	late; delayed; slow	14
身后[身後]	shen1 hou4	posthumous; one's social background; behind the body	5
尾巴[尾巴]	wei3 ba5	tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]	6
闯[闖]	chuang3	to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)	12
局势[局勢]	ju2 shi4	situation; state (of affairs)	5
利[利]	li4	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit	54
字幕[字幕]	zi4 mu4	caption; subtitle	49
翻译[翻譯]	fan1 yi4	to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	49
余[餘]	yu2	extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me	58
嘉[嘉]	jia1	excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend	49
雯[雯]	wen2	multicolored clouds	49
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/25 words - 3 min
不但[不但]	bu4 dan4	not only (... but also...)	4
取[取]	qu3	to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	19
贴[貼]	tie1	to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip	2
讯[訊]	xun4	to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information	3
立即[立即]	li4 ji2	immediately	7
召[召]	zhao4	to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)	10
大大[大大]	da4 da4	greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle	2
夸奖[誇獎]	kua1 jiang3	to praise; to applaud; to compliment	5
赏[賞]	shang3	to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)	20
许多[許多]	xu3 duo1	many; a lot of; much	12
丫头[丫頭]	ya1 tou5	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	10
争气[爭氣]	zheng1 qi4	to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short	1
多谢[多謝]	duo1 xie4	many thanks; thanks a lot	74
何处[何處]	he2 chu4	whence; where	9
看一看[看一看]	kan4 yi1 kan4	to have a look	16
孝顺[孝順]	xiao4 shun4	filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety	2
巴巴[巴巴]	ba1 ba1	(suffix) very; extremely	1
今[今]	jin1	today; modern; present; current; this; now	25
王府[王府]	wang2 fu3	prince's mansion	9
息怒[息怒]	xi1 nu4	to calm down; to quell one's anger	12
洗马[洗馬]	xian3 ma3	(official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China)	10
何必[何必]	he2 bi4	there is no need; why should	29
怒[怒]	nu4	anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous	3
逆子[逆子]	ni4 zi3	unfilial son	3
徵[徵]	zhi3	4th note in pentatonic scale 五音[wu3 yin1], roughly sol; see also 徵|征[zheng1]	19
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/50 words - 5 min
废话[廢話]	fei4 hua4	nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)	16
齐[齊]	qi2	neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out	24
元[元]	yuan2	currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon	8
吉[吉]	ji2	lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)	12
站住[站住]	zhan4 zhu4	to stand	48
昨日[昨日]	zuo2 ri4	yesterday	17
私自[私自]	si1 zi4	private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval	8
翻墙[翻牆]	fan1 qiang2	lit. to climb over the wall; fig. to breach the Great Firewall of China	1
假扮[假扮]	jia3 ban4	to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else	5
番[番]	fan1	foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort	28
比赛[比賽]	bi3 sai4	competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete	1
从未[從未]	cong2 wei4	never	17
无法无天[無法無天]	wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1	regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick; undisciplined and out of control	2
四处[四處]	si4 chu4	all over the place; everywhere and all directions	7
惹是生非[惹是生非]	re3 shi4 sheng1 fei1	to stir up trouble	1
严加[嚴加]	yan2 jia1	sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously	4
管教[管教]	guan3 jiao4	to discipline; to teach; to guarantee	3
越发[越發]	yue4 fa1	increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more	2
有恃无恐[有恃無恐]	you3 shi4 wu2 kong3	secure in the knowledge that one has backing	2
男子[男子]	nan2 zi3	a man; a male	17
对阵[對陣]	dui4 zhen4	poised for battle; to square up for a fight	1
争[爭]	zheng1	to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)	16
生下[生下]	sheng1 xia4	to give birth to	1
哪儿[哪兒]	na3 r5	where?; wherever; anywhere	140
不许[不許]	bu4 xu3	not to allow; must not; can't	20
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/75 words - 7 min
跪下[跪下]	gui4 xia5	to kneel down	7
起誓[起誓]	qi3 shi4	to vow; to swear an oath	5
无论[無論]	wu2 lun4	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...	36
恨意[恨意]	hen4 yi4	rancor; hatred; bitterness; resentfulness	3
发誓[發誓]	fa1 shi4	to vow; to pledge; to swear	6
自由自在[自由自在]	zi4 you2 zi4 zai4	free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely	2
远离[遠離]	yuan3 li2	to be far from; to keep away from	5
纷争[紛爭]	fen1 zheng1	to dispute	7
谨记[謹記]	jin3 ji4	to remember with reverence; to bear in mind; to keep in mind	1
收拾[收拾]	shou1 shi5	to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb	20
辟[辟]	bi4	king; monarch; to enlist; to repel; to avoid	2
雍[雍]	yong1	harmony	2
明[明]	ming2	bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods	44
堂[堂]	tang2	(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture	35
读书[讀書]	du2 shu1	to read a book; to study; to attend school	1
思过[思過]	si1 guo4	to reflect on one's past errors	3
逃[逃]	tao2	to escape; to run away; to flee	59
更改[更改]	geng1 gai3	to alter	1
禀报[稟報]	bing3 bao4	to report (to one's superior)	13
势均力敌[勢均力敵]	shi4 jun1 li4 di2	evenly matched (idiom)	1
睦[睦]	mu4	amicable; harmonious	1
已久[已久]	yi3 jiu3	already a long time	2
皇帝[皇帝]	huang2 di4	emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]	12
属意[屬意]	zhu3 yi4	to set one's heart on; to set one's choice on	1
皇子[皇子]	huang2 zi3	prince	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/100 words - 8 min
即[即]	ji2	namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near	7
将领[將領]	jiang4 ling3	high-ranking military officer	8
北上[北上]	bei3 shang4	to go up north	9
兵马[兵馬]	bing1 ma3	troops and horses; military forces	29
粮草[糧草]	liang2 cao3	army provisions; rations and fodder	4
行军[行軍]	xing2 jun1	a march (army); to march	35
路线[路線]	lu4 xian4	itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road); CL:條|条[tiao2]	4
近来[近來]	jin4 lai2	recently; lately	6
动向[動向]	dong4 xiang4	trend; tendency	3
据说[據說]	ju4 shuo1	it is said that; reportedly	4
反常[反常]	fan3 chang2	unusual; abnormal	4
盯住[盯住]	ding1 zhu4	to watch sb closely; to breathe down sb's neck; to mark (sports)	4
暴露[暴露]	bao4 lu4	to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4]	10
行踪[行蹤]	xing2 zong1	whereabouts; (lose) track (of)	5
巨[巨]	ju4	very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic	3
细[細]	xi4	thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal	19
靡[靡]	mi3	extravagant; go with fashion; not	1
遗[遺]	yi2	to lose; to leave behind; to omit; to bequeath; sth lost; involuntary discharge (of urine etc)	5
包括[包括]	bao1 kuo4	to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of	1
星[星]	xing1	star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount	1
异[異]	yi4	different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate	7
象[象]	xiang4	elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate	2
政[政]	zheng4	political; politics; government	2
易[易]	yi4	easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"	8
革[革]	ge2	animal hide; leather; to reform; to remove; to expel (from office)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/125 words - 13 min
备[備]	bei4	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip	17
圣[聖]	sheng4	holy; sacred; saint; sage	4
连夜[連夜]	lian2 ye4	that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row	3
糕点[糕點]	gao1 dian3	cakes; pastries	14
亲手[親手]	qin1 shou3	personally; with one's own hands	17
缝制[縫製]	feng2 zhi4	to sew; to make (clothes, bedding)	3
合眼[合眼]	he2 yan3	to close one's eyes; to get to sleep	1
和县[和縣]	He2 xian4	He county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui	1
照料[照料]	zhao4 liao4	to tend; to take care of sb	8
细致[細緻]	xi4 zhi4	delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking	1
饭菜[飯菜]	fan4 cai4	food	6
不合[不合]	bu4 he2	to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out	4
胃口[胃口]	wei4 kou3	appetite; liking	11
几样[幾樣]	ji3 yang4	several kinds	1
可口[可口]	ke3 kou3	tasty; to taste good	1
按照[按照]	an4 zhao4	according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of	15
碰上[碰上]	peng4 shang4	to run into; to come upon; to meet	1
雨天[雨天]	yu3 tian1	rainy day; rainy weather	1
雪[雪]	xue3	snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean	7
冻[凍]	dong4	to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly	4
要不[要不]	yao4 bu4	otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)	32
允许[允許]	yun3 xu3	to permit; to allow	11
舍不得[捨不得]	she3 bu5 de5	to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge	8
活下去[活下去]	huo2 xia4 qu4	to survive; to keep on living	21
启程[啟程]	qi3 cheng2	to set out on a journey	20
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/150 words - 18 min
乘[乘]	cheng2	to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed	3
马[馬]	ma3	horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess	36
队[隊]	dui4	squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4]	14
京[京]	jing1	capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)	11
情形[情形]	qing2 xing5	circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
探查[探查]	tan4 cha2	to examine; to probe; to scout out; to nose around	4
军情[軍情]	jun1 qing2	military situation; military intelligence	7
散[散]	san3	scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine	19
散[散]	san4	to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack	19
玄[玄]	xuan2	black; mysterious	15
玄武[玄武]	Xuan2 wu3	Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky); (in Daoism) God of the north sky	11
关闭[關閉]	guan1 bi4	to close; to shut	6
落[落]	luo4	to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement	21
锁[鎖]	suo3	to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3]	3
这不[這不]	zhe4 bu5	(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)	10
北[北]	bei3	north; to be defeated (classical)	43
辟雍[辟雍]	Bi4 yong1	central of the five Zhou dynasty royal academies	3
方向[方向]	fang1 xiang4	direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
走错[走錯]	zou3 cuo4	to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc)	3
吩咐[吩咐]	fen1 fu4	to tell; to instruct; to command	28
平平[平平]	ping2 ping2	average; mediocre	4
奇[奇]	qi2	strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually	6
瞒[瞞]	man2	to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark	16
血[血]	xue4	blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]	32
诸子[諸子]	zhu1 zi3	various sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others	1
伏诛[伏誅]	fu2 zhu1	to be executed	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/175 words - 20 min
尉迟[尉遲]	Yu4 chi2	surname Yuchi	10
将军[將軍]	jiang1 jun1	general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot	120
护[護]	hu4	to protect	18
驾[駕]	jia4	to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)	2
家主[家主]	jia1 zhu3	head of a household	4
务必[務必]	wu4 bi4	must; to need to; to be sure to	14
启[啟]	qi3	to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform	17
进言[進言]	jin4 yan2	to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position); to offer a word of advice	5
意义[意義]	yi4 yi4	sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
作[作]	zuo4	to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works	22
甚[甚]	shen2	variant of 什[shen2]	23
甚[甚]	shen4	what; very; extremely; any	23
再次[再次]	zai4 ci4	one more time; again; one more; once again	7
自古[自古]	zi4 gu3	(since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial	3
君[君]	jun1	monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler	102
忠[忠]	zhong1	loyal; devoted; honest	3
本分[本分]	ben3 fen4	(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role	1
忠臣[忠臣]	zhong1 chen2	faithful official	2
拦住[攔住]	lan2 zhu4	to stop; to bar the way	7
府上[府上]	fu3 shang4	(polite) your home; residence	9
外界[外界]	wai4 jie4	the outside world; external	3
软禁[軟禁]	ruan3 jin4	house arrest	1
既[既]	ji4	already; since; both... (and...)	33
保全[保全]	bao3 quan2	to save from damage; to preserve; to maintain; to keep in good repair; (Tw) security guard	9
忠烈[忠烈]	zhong1 lie4	sacrifice oneself for one's country; martyr	1
挽[挽]	wan3	to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/200 words - 21 min
性命[性命]	xing4 ming4	life	66
莫[莫]	mo4	do not; there is none who	32
辜负[辜負]	gu1 fu4	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint	10
愚[愚]	yu2	to be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest)	1
兄[兄]	xiong1	elder brother	43
苦心[苦心]	ku3 xin1	painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains	7
昨夜[昨夜]	zuo2 ye4	last night	7
至[至]	zhi4	to arrive; most; to; until	32
今晨[今晨]	jin1 chen2	this morning	2
异动[異動]	yi4 dong4	to shift; to alter; unusual change; abnormal move	3
天子[天子]	tian1 zi3	the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)	7
罢[罷]	ba4	to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish	3
骑兵[騎兵]	qi2 bing1	cavalry	23
出没[出沒]	chu1 mo4	to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen); (of a ghost) to haunt (a place); (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets); (of the sun) to rise and set	1
片刻[片刻]	pian4 ke4	short period of time; a moment	2
下令[下令]	xia4 ling4	to give an order; to command	8
部下[部下]	bu4 xia4	troops under one's command; subordinate	4
门外[門外]	men2 wai4	outside the door	7
幽州[幽州]	You1 zhou1	Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning; Fanyang 範陽|范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing	127
产[產]	chan3	to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property	2
羽[羽]	yu3	feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale	1
箭[箭]	jian4	arrow; CL:支[zhi1]	42
属[屬]	shu3	category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute	7
统领[統領]	tong3 ling3	to lead; to command; commander; officer	38
把守[把守]	ba3 shou3	to guard	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/225 words - 26 min
阻[阻]	zu3	to hinder; to block; to obstruct	4
之外[之外]	zhi1 wai4	outside; excluding	4
多半[多半]	duo1 ban4	most; mostly; most likely	8
倒戈[倒戈]	dao3 ge1	to change sides in a war; turncoat	1
叛徒[叛徒]	pan4 tu2	traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent	5
四面[四面]	si4 mian4	all sides	2
恐怕[恐怕]	kong3 pa4	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe	60
调遣[調遣]	diao4 qian3	to dispatch; to assign; a dispatch	3
违[違]	wei2	to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against	7
势[勢]	shi4	power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals	8
苏[蘇]	su1	Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration	47
伊[伊]	yi1	(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she"); second person singular pronoun ("you"); (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she"); (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning; that (preceding a noun)	86
舍[舍]	she4	residence	29
召集[召集]	zhao4 ji2	to convene; to gather	7
斥候[斥候]	chi4 hou4	to reconnoiter; to scout; scout	15
近郊[近郊]	jin4 jiao1	suburbs; outskirts	3
诸[諸]	zhu1	all; various	14
广[廣]	guang3	wide; numerous; to spread	3
散播[散播]	san4 bo1	to spread; to disperse; to disseminate	2
尤其是[尤其是]	you2 qi2 shi4	especially; most of all; above all; in particular	3
即将[即將]	ji2 jiang1	on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of	5
讨[討]	tao3	to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study	19
军队[軍隊]	jun1 dui4	army; troops; CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	13
诛[誅]	zhu1	to put (a criminal) to death; to punish	14
其[其]	qi2	his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	44
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/250 words - 31 min
旧部[舊部]	jiu4 bu4	one's former subordinates	12
定然[定然]	ding4 ran2	certainly; of course	9
高枕无忧[高枕無憂]	gao1 zhen3 wu2 you1	to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries	1
这就[這就]	zhe4 jiu4	immediately; at once	43
平息[平息]	ping2 xi1	to settle (a dispute); to quieten down; to suppress	8
及[及]	ji2	and; to reach; up to; in time for	7
追捕[追捕]	zhui1 bu3	to pursue; to be after; to hunt down	5
逃脱[逃脫]	tao2 tuo1	to run away; to escape	11
下落不明[下落不明]	xia4 luo4 bu4 ming2	unaccounted; unknown whereabouts	8
蹊跷[蹊蹺]	qi1 qiao1	odd; queer; strange; fishy; Taiwan pr. [xi1 qiao1]	6
守卫[守衛]	shou3 wei4	to guard; to defend	25
打听[打聽]	da3 ting5	to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around	13
暂时[暫時]	zan4 shi2	temporary; provisional; for the time being	12
不知去向[不知去向]	bu4 zhi1 qu4 xiang4	whereabouts unknown; gone missing	1
机敏[機敏]	ji1 min3	agility	2
无恙[無恙]	wu2 yang4	in good health	4
斋[齋]	zhai1	to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)	12
听错[聽錯]	ting1 cuo4	to mishear	3
难不成[難不成]	nan2 bu4 cheng2	Is it possible that ... ?	15
楼[樓]	lou2	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]	2
耗子[耗子]	hao4 zi5	(dialect) mouse; rat	1
侠[俠]	xia2	knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic	24
救命[救命]	jiu4 ming4	to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!	23
恩[恩]	en1	favor; grace; kindness	25
榻[榻]	ta4	couch	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/275 words - 32 min
松软[鬆軟]	song1 ruan3	flexible; not rigid; spongy; soft or runny (not set hard); loose (soil)	2
清香[清香]	qing1 xiang1	sweet scent; fragrant odor	2
厚实[厚實]	hou4 shi5	thick; substantial; sturdy; solid	1
宽敞[寬敞]	kuan1 chang5	spacious; wide	1
无人[無人]	wu2 ren2	unmanned; uninhabited	15
软[軟]	ruan3	soft; flexible	3
厚[厚]	hou4	thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress	10
稻草[稻草]	dao4 cao3	rice straw	1
香气[香氣]	xiang1 qi4	fragrance; aroma; incense	1
打呼[打呼]	da3 hu1	to snore	1
引[引]	yin3	to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters	18
外乡[外鄉]	wai4 xiang1	another part of the country; some other place	2
聊天[聊天]	liao2 tian1	to chat; to gossip	1
功夫[功夫]	gong1 fu5	skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort	10
行侠仗义[行俠仗義]	xing2 xia2 zhang4 yi4	to be chivalrous	2
称霸[稱霸]	cheng1 ba4	lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom	1
武林[武林]	wu3 lin2	martial arts (social) circles	1
舌头[舌頭]	she2 tou5	tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information	5
割[割]	ge1	to cut; to cut apart	6
沦落[淪落]	lun2 luo4	to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging)	1
至此[至此]	zhi4 ci3	up until now; so far	6
身无分文[身無分文]	shen1 wu2 fen1 wen2	penniless (idiom)	1
这般[這般]	zhe4 ban1	like this; this way	23
咱们[咱們]	zan2 men5	we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]	100
娘娘[娘娘]	niang2 niang5	queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/300 words - 34 min
陪葬品[陪葬品]	pei2 zang4 pin3	funerary objects (items buried together with the dead)	2
数不胜数[數不勝數]	shu3 bu4 sheng4 shu3	too many to count (idiom); innumerable	2
金银[金銀]	jin1 yin2	gold and silver	3
财宝[財寶]	cai2 bao3	money and valuables	1
荣[榮]	rong2	glory; honor; thriving	12
大肆[大肆]	da4 si4	wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled	2
封[封]	feng1	to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters	30
手下[手下]	shou3 xia4	under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action	19
倌[倌]	guan1	keeper of domestic animals; herdsman; (old) hired hand in certain trade	1
赏赐[賞賜]	shang3 ci4	to bestow; to confer (a reward for service); a reward	9
哥儿[哥兒]	ge1 r5	brothers; boys	4
霉[霉]	mei2	bacteria; fungi; moldy	3
死人[死人]	si3 ren2	dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen	4
咱俩[咱倆]	zan2 lia3	the two of us	4
瞎[瞎]	xia1	blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose	3
麾下[麾下]	hui1 xia4	troops; subordinates; (honorific appellation for a general)	17
保住[保住]	bao3 zhu4	to preserve; to save	10
脑袋[腦袋]	nao3 dai4	head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]	10
喔[喔]	wo5	(particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder	8
上品[上品]	shang4 pin3	top-quality	1
礼[禮]	li3	gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy	19
盒[盒]	he2	small box; case	1
小人[小人]	xiao3 ren2	person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character	38
客人[客人]	ke4 ren2	visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4]	13
名帖[名帖]	ming2 tie3	name card; business card	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/325 words - 39 min
传说[傳說]	chuan2 shuo1	legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...	3
银子[銀子]	yin2 zi5	money; silver	4
且慢[且慢]	qie3 man4	to wait a moment; do not go too soon	6
驶[駛]	shi3	to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail	1
船[船]	chuan2	boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]	2
出岔子[出岔子]	chu1 cha4 zi5	to go wrong; to take a wrong turning	2
入口[入口]	ru4 kou3	entrance; to import	1
化[化]	hua4	to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]	10
冰[冰]	bing1	ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine	1
爽[爽]	shuang3	bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate	1
香滑[香滑]	xiang1 hua2	creamy	1
招牌[招牌]	zhao1 pai5	signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business	1
没错[沒錯]	mei2 cuo4	that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong	25
美味[美味]	mei3 wei4	delicious; delicious food; delicacy	1
高级[高級]	gao1 ji2	high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking	1
货[貨]	huo4	goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]	21
一口[一口]	yi1 kou3	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite	9
荒郊[荒郊]	huang1 jiao1	desolate area outside a town	1
野外[野外]	ye3 wai4	countryside; areas outside the city	2
合葬[合葬]	he2 zang4	to bury husband and wife together; joint interment	1
欺人太甚[欺人太甚]	qi1 ren2 tai4 shen4	to bully intolerably (idiom)	5
死于非命[死於非命]	si3 yu2 fei1 ming4	violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster; an unnatural death	1
上下[上下]	shang4 xia4	up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about	16
囚禁[囚禁]	qiu2 jin4	to imprison; captivity	1
离宫[離宮]	li2 gong1	detached palace; imperial villa	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/350 words - 40 min
装聋作哑[裝聾作啞]	zhuang1 long2 zuo4 ya3	to play deaf-mute	1
文武百官[文武百官]	wen2 wu3 bai3 guan1	civil and military officials	2
袖手旁观[袖手旁觀]	xiu4 shou3 pang2 guan1	to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger	1
丧[喪]	sang1	mourning; funeral; (old) corpse	5
丧[喪]	sang4	to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged	5
黄泉[黃泉]	Huang2 quan2	the Yellow Springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; the equivalent of Hades or Hell	4
折[折]	zhe2	to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book	18
箸[箸]	zhu4	(literary) chopsticks	1
誓[誓]	shi4	oath; vow; to swear; to pledge	20
凶险[兇險]	xiong1 xian3	dangerous; ruthless; treacherous	2
困难[困難]	kun4 nan5	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation	4
手刃[手刃]	shou3 ren4	to kill with one's own hand	6
凶手[兇手]	xiong1 shou3	murderer; assassin	6
罢休[罷休]	ba4 xiu1	to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop	2
尽[儘]	jin3	to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to	6
谣言[謠言]	yao2 yan2	rumor	8
传开[傳開]	chuan2 kai1	(of news) to spread; to get around	1
圣上[聖上]	sheng4 shang4	courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor	20
出面[出面]	chu1 mian4	to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up	4
澄清[澄清]	cheng2 qing1	clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts)	3
越描越黑[越描越黑]	yue4 miao2 yue4 hei1	lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get; fig. to only make matters worse	1
歹毒[歹毒]	dai3 du2	vicious; ruthless; malevolent	2
至极[至極]	zhi4 ji2	very; extremely	2
借机[借機]	jie4 ji1	to seize the opportunity	1
隙[隙]	xi4	crack; crevice; gap or interval; loophole; discord; rift	2
尽快[盡快]	jin4 kuai4	see 儘快|尽快[jin3 kuai4]	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/375 words - 41 min
决断[決斷]	jue2 duan4	to make a decision; resolution; decisiveness; resolute	5
乃是[乃是]	nai3 shi4	equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]	13
支援[支援]	zhi1 yuan2	to provide assistance; to support; to back	3
主力[主力]	zhu3 li4	main force; main strength of an army	6
擅[擅]	shan4	without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at	4
进宫[進宮]	jin4 gong1	to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail	4
分离[分離]	fen1 li2	to separate	2
处置[處置]	chu3 zhi4	to handle; to take care of; to punish	14
心怀[心懷]	xin1 huai2	to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions)	1
不轨[不軌]	bu4 gui3	errant	4
怀[懷]	huai2	bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)	6
鬼胎[鬼胎]	gui3 tai1	sinister design; ulterior motive	2
打草惊蛇[打草驚蛇]	da3 cao3 jing1 she2	lit. beat the grass to scare the snake; to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)	7
社稷[社稷]	she4 ji4	state; country; the Gods of earth and grain	9
殿[殿]	dian4	palace hall	16
宜[宜]	yi2	proper; should; suitable; appropriate	2
乱麻[亂麻]	luan4 ma2	lit. tangled skein; in a tremendous muddle; confused	1
从严[從嚴]	cong2 yan2	strict; rigorous; severely	1
从缓[從緩]	cong2 huan3	not to hurry; to procrastinate; to postpone	1
柔[柔]	rou2	soft; flexible; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ)	5
观[觀]	guan1	to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook	141
暂且[暫且]	zan4 qie3	for now; for the time being; temporarily	2
贼[賊]	zei2	thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely	31
下毒[下毒]	xia4 du2	to put poison in sth; to poison	7
恕罪[恕罪]	shu4 zui4	please forgive me	13
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep02/398 words - 42 min
普通人[普通人]	pu3 tong1 ren2	ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street	2
长相[長相]	zhang3 xiang4	appearance; looks; profile; countenance	2
清秀[清秀]	qing1 xiu4	delicate and pretty	4
吃完[吃完]	chi1 wan2	to finish eating	9
异常[異常]	yi4 chang2	exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly	4
昏迷[昏迷]	hun1 mi2	to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented	2
灵位[靈位]	ling2 wei4	memorial tablet	1
贡品[貢品]	gong4 pin3	tribute	2
分毫[分毫]	fen1 hao2	fraction; slightest difference; hairsbreadth	1
义父[義父]	yi4 fu4	adoptive father	57
中毒[中毒]	zhong4 du2	to be poisoned; poisoning	7
案[案]	an4	(legal) case; incident; record; file; table	9
惊动[驚動]	jing1 dong4	to alarm; to startle; to disturb	6
孩儿[孩兒]	hai2 er2	child	22
该死[該死]	gai1 si3	Damn it!; damned; wretched	6
可不是[可不是]	ke3 bu5 shi4	that's just the way it is; exactly!	16
普通[普通]	pu3 tong1	common; ordinary; general; average	2
物品[物品]	wu4 pin3	articles; goods; materials	5
盗[盜]	dao4	to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber	3
帅[帥]	shuai4	handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet!	2
下手[下手]	xia4 shou3	to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest	6
分文[分文]	fen1 wen2	a single penny; a single cent	1
故人[故人]	gu4 ren2	old friend; the deceased	8
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/25 words - 2 min
仇家[仇家]	chou2 jia1	enemy; foe	2
歹[歹]	dai3	bad; wicked; evil; Kangxi radical 78	3
窦[竇]	dou4	hole; aperture; (anatomy) cavity; sinus	73
流落[流落]	liu2 luo4	to wander about destitute; to be stranded	6
市井[市井]	shi4 jing3	marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people	2
各式各样[各式各樣]	ge4 shi4 ge4 yang4	(of) all kinds and sorts; various	1
断定[斷定]	duan4 ding4	to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment	4
虎[虎]	hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	10
平[平]	ping2	flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]	12
阳[陽]	yang2	positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]	5
要么[要麼]	yao4 me5	or; either one or the other	4
海[海]	hai3	ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous	10
仇[仇]	chou2	hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)	22
白天[白天]	bai2 tian1	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
大干[大幹]	da4 gan4	to go all out; to work energetically	1
了结[了結]	liao3 jie2	to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up	4
师父[師父]	shi1 fu5	used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker	145
庸俗[庸俗]	yong1 su2	vulgar; tacky; tawdry	2
辈[輩]	bei4	lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people	3
一生[一生]	yi1 sheng1	all one's life; throughout one's life	27
苦[苦]	ku3	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly	34
何时[何時]	he2 shi2	when	20
阴[陰]	yin1	overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia	5
沟[溝]	gou1	ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道[dao4]	2
知晓[知曉]	zhi1 xiao3	to know; to understand	14
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/50 words - 4 min
轰轰烈烈[轟轟烈烈]	hong1 hong1 lie4 lie4	strong; vigorous; large-scale	2
搜[搜]	sou1	to search	20
官兵[官兵]	guan1 bing1	officers and men	14
驻守[駐守]	zhu4 shou3	(man a post and) defend	5
毒[毒]	du2	poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics	10
看错[看錯]	kan4 cuo4	to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document)	2
杜[杜]	du4	birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict	151
想不到[想不到]	xiang3 bu5 dao4	unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that	9
办案[辦案]	ban4 an4	to handle a case	3
全长[全長]	quan2 chang2	overall length; span	2
探[探]	tan4	to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward	16
玄机[玄機]	xuan2 ji1	profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles	1
楼下[樓下]	lou2 xia4	downstairs	1
士兵[士兵]	shi4 bing1	soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]	16
拦[攔]	lan2	to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)	17
灵通[靈通]	ling2 tong1	fast and abundant (news); clever; effective	2
着火[著火]	zhao2 huo3	to ignite; to burn	12
不成[不成]	bu4 cheng2	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?	19
公[公]	gong1	public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)	73
养虎为患[養虎為患]	yang3 hu3 wei2 huan4	lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity; fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)	3
意[意]	yi4	idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate	17
某[某]	mou3	some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such	44
糊涂[糊塗]	hu2 tu5	muddled; silly; confused	3
告辞[告辭]	gao4 ci2	to say goodbye; to take one's leave	12
赶紧[趕緊]	gan3 jin3	hurriedly; without delay	68
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/75 words - 6 min
复命[復命]	fu4 ming4	to report on completion of a mission; debriefing	9
来得[來得]	lai2 de5	to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to	13
彻查[徹查]	che4 cha2	to investigate thoroughly	1
保[保]	bao3	to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)	13
妄[妄]	wang4	absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash	2
猜测[猜測]	cai1 ce4	to guess; to conjecture; to surmise	5
空无一人[空無一人]	kong1 wu2 yi1 ren2	not a soul in sight (idiom)	1
无辜[無辜]	wu2 gu1	innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)	9
撤[撤]	che4	to remove; to take away; to withdraw	32
救火[救火]	jiu4 huo3	to put out a fire; firefighting	11
梯子[梯子]	ti1 zi5	ladder; stepladder	1
火把[火把]	huo3 ba3	torch; CL:把[ba3]	3
踪迹[蹤跡]	zong1 ji4	tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige	5
一干二净[一乾二淨]	yi1 gan1 er4 jing4	thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean	1
存在[存在]	cun2 zai4	to exist; to be; existence	5
痕迹[痕跡]	hen2 ji4	vestige; mark; trace	8
岂[豈]	qi3	how? (emphatic question)	43
尸[屍]	shi1	corpse	7
骨[骨]	gu3	bone	7
寒[寒]	han2	cold; poor; to tremble	10
领[領]	ling3	neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc	26
人情[人情]	ren2 qing2	human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn	5
好处[好處]	hao3 chu5	benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4]	9
今后[今後]	jin1 hou4	hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on	7
一遍[一遍]	yi1 bian4	one time (all the way through); once through	9
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/100 words - 8 min
等于[等於]	deng3 yu2	to equal; to be tantamount to	5
刀刃[刀刃]	dao1 ren4	knife blade; crucial point	1
师[師]	shi1	teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops	478
方[方]	fang1	square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter	33
营[營]	ying2	camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for	22
凶[凶]	xiong1	vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]	2
逆[逆]	ni4	contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel	12
止[止]	zhi3	to stop; to prohibit; until; only	4
建成[建成]	jian4 cheng2	to establish; to build	11
其余[其餘]	qi2 yu2	the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them	4
党羽[黨羽]	dang3 yu3	henchmen	4
所愿[所願]	suo3 yuan4	wished-for; desired	5
牵连[牽連]	qian1 lian2	to implicate; implicated; to link together	8
平地[平地]	ping2 di4	to level the land; level ground; plain	1
风波[風波]	feng1 bo1	disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness; CL:場|场[chang2]	1
无奈[無奈]	wu2 nai4	helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]	2
但愿[但願]	dan4 yuan4	if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)	4
风雨[風雨]	feng1 yu3	wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships	4
过后[過後]	guo4 hou4	after the event	2
百姓[百姓]	bai3 xing4	common people	111
祈福[祈福]	qi2 fu2	to pray for blessings	13
天上[天上]	tian1 shang4	celestial; heavenly	5
菩萨[菩薩]	Pu2 sa4	Bodhisattva (Buddhism)	12
保佑[保佑]	bao3 you4	to bless and protect; blessing	10
逢凶化吉[逢凶化吉]	feng2 xiong1 hua4 ji2	misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/125 words - 9 min
平安无事[平安無事]	ping2 an1 wu2 shi4	safe and sound (idiom)	3
宁[寧]	ning2	peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)	7
宁[寧]	ning4	would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]	7
坊[坊]	fang2	workshop; mill; Taiwan pr. [fang1]	29
称[稱]	cheng1	to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise	6
凶[兇]	xiong1	terrible; fearful	1
动乱[動亂]	dong4 luan4	turmoil; upheaval; unrest	4
功亏一篑[功虧一簣]	gong1 kui1 yi1 kui4	lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; to fail through lack of a final effort; to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)	2
竟[竟]	jing4	unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed	55
胸襟[胸襟]	xiong1 jin1	lapel of jacket; heart; aspiration; vision	1
胆[膽]	dan3	gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)	4
色[色]	se4	color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex	6
尽数[盡數]	jin4 shu4	everything	9
赦免[赦免]	she4 mian3	to pardon; to absolve; to exempt from punishment	13
纸[紙]	zhi3	paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc	6
化解[化解]	hua4 jie3	to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears)	3
小瞧[小瞧]	xiao3 qiao2	(coll.) to look down on; to underestimate	6
该当[該當]	gai1 dang1	should; to deserve	2
等闲之辈[等閒之輩]	deng3 xian2 zhi1 bei4	(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with	2
有所[有所]	you3 suo3	somewhat; to some extent	23
获[獲]	huo4	to catch; to obtain; to capture	4
出使[出使]	chu1 shi3	to go abroad as ambassador; to be sent on a diplomatic mission	15
化为泡影[化為泡影]	hua4 wei2 pao4 ying3	to come to nothing (idiom)	1
父[父]	fu4	father	148
汗[汗]	han4	perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)	228
多疑[多疑]	duo1 yi2	mistrustful; suspicious; paranoid	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/150 words - 11 min
空手而归[空手而歸]	kong1 shou3 er2 gui1	to return empty-handed; to fail to win anything	2
做文章[做文章]	zuo4 wen2 zhang1	to make an issue of sth; to fuss; to make a song and dance	5
门户[門戶]	men2 hu4	door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status; family; web portal; (old) brothel	2
另[另]	ling4	other; another; separate; separately	15
谋[謀]	mou2	to plan; to seek; scheme	13
堵[堵]	du3	to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls)	4
张嘴[張嘴]	zhang1 zui3	to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape	2
永安[永安]	Yong3 an1	Yong'an county level city in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian; Yong'an or Yung'an township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan	57
尚未[尚未]	shang4 wei4	not yet; still not	9
得知[得知]	de2 zhi1	to find out; to know; to learn about	16
陛下[陛下]	bi4 xia4	Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty	177
疼爱[疼愛]	teng2 ai4	to love dearly	3
抓捕[抓捕]	zhua1 bu3	to seize; to capture	5
实话[實話]	shi2 hua4	truth	3
担忧[擔憂]	dan1 you1	to worry; to be concerned	7
老夫[老夫]	lao3 fu1	I (spoken by an old man)	23
不少[不少]	bu4 shao3	many; a lot; not few	17
轻易[輕易]	qing1 yi4	easily; lightly; rashly	14
苦头[苦頭]	ku3 tou5	sufferings	2
传教[傳教]	chuan2 jiao4	to preach; missionary; to evangelize	3
大赦[大赦]	da4 she4	amnesty; general pardon	5
始终[始終]	shi3 zhong1	from beginning to end; all along	8
解[解]	jie3	to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection	14
偈[偈]	jie2	forceful; martial	11
统帅[統帥]	tong3 shuai4	command; commander-in-chief	5
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/175 words - 12 min
必[必]	bi4	certainly; must; will; necessarily	24
患[患]	huan4	to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry	7
江[江]	jiang1	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]	3
克[克]	ke4	to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares	18
致[致]	zhi4	to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey	2
惟[惟]	wei2	-ism; only	2
朝廷[朝廷]	chao2 ting2	court; imperial household; dynasty	42
猜忌[猜忌]	cai1 ji4	to be suspicious and jealous of	5
不休[不休]	bu4 xiu1	endlessly; ceaselessly	1
滥刑[濫刑]	lan4 xing2	indiscriminate punishment	1
苛[苛]	ke1	severe; exacting	2
法[法]	fa3	law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist	18
重蹈[重蹈]	chong2 dao3	to repeat; to follow the same road as	4
隋炀帝[隋煬帝]	Sui2 Yang2 di4	Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618	4
覆辙[覆轍]	fu4 zhe2	disastrous policy	4
一句话[一句話]	yi1 ju4 hua4	in a word; in short	8
效[效]	xiao4	effect; efficacy; to imitate	8
倍[倍]	bei4	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply	4
孤陋寡闻[孤陋寡聞]	gu1 lou4 gua3 wen2	ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded	1
龄[齡]	ling2	age; length of experience, membership etc	5
举荐[舉薦]	ju3 jian4	to recommend	1
顽固[頑固]	wan2 gu4	stubborn; obstinate	4
纳入[納入]	na4 ru4	to bring into; to channel into; to integrate into; to incorporate	1
不易[不易]	bu4 yi4	not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging	2
合[合]	he2	to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]	14
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/200 words - 14 min
口味[口味]	kou3 wei4	a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor	1
事关[事關]	shi4 guan1	to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for	5
安危[安危]	an1 wei1	safety and danger; safety	15
谨慎[謹慎]	jin3 shen4	cautious; prudent	3
办事[辦事]	ban4 shi4	to handle (affairs); to work	7
多事之秋[多事之秋]	duo1 shi4 zhi1 qiu1	troubled times; eventful period	2
人手[人手]	ren2 shou3	manpower; staff; human hand	15
各个[各個]	ge4 ge4	every; various; separately, one by one	6
城门[城門]	cheng2 men2	city gate	30
漏网之鱼[漏網之魚]	lou4 wang3 zhi1 yu2	a fish that escaped the net (idiom); (fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net	1
尽心尽力[盡心盡力]	jin4 xin1 jin4 li4	making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost	1
办好[辦好]	ban4 hao3	to manage well	2
通化[通化]	Tong1 hua4	Tonghua prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China; also Tonghua county	3
官员[官員]	guan1 yuan2	official (in an organization or government); administrator	4
街[街]	jie1	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]	5
修理[修理]	xiu1 li3	to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb	1
跟踪[跟蹤]	gen1 zong1	to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking	13
归顺[歸順]	gui1 shun4	to surrender and pay allegiance to	3
出入[出入]	chu1 ru4	to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent	5
何干[何干]	he2 gan1	what business?	6
表情[表情]	biao3 qing2	(facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression	4
即日[即日]	ji2 ri4	this or that very day; in the next few days	6
严查[嚴查]	yan2 cha2	to investigate strictly	2
进出[進出]	jin4 chu1	to enter or exit; to go through	8
铁了心[鐵了心]	tie3 le5 xin1	determined; unshakable	5
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/225 words - 15 min
天黑[天黑]	tian1 hei1	to get dark; dusk	3
望[望]	wang4	full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards	19
涵[涵]	han2	to contain; to include; culvert	2
家父[家父]	jia1 fu4	(polite) my father	6
恙[恙]	yang4	sickness	3
不便[不便]	bu4 bian4	inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash	7
客[客]	ke4	customer; visitor; guest	13
父亲[父親]	fu4 qin1	father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
心头[心頭]	xin1 tou2	heart; thoughts; mind	4
脾气[脾氣]	pi2 qi5	character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
旁人[旁人]	pang2 ren2	other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders	6
晚辈[晚輩]	wan3 bei4	the younger generation; those who come after	5
赔[賠]	pei2	to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss	11
兄弟姐妹[兄弟姐妹]	xiong1 di4 jie3 mei4	brothers and sisters; siblings	1
家乡[家鄉]	jia1 xiang1	hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
妹[妹]	mei4	younger sister	1
母亲[母親]	mu3 qin1	mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
尔[爾]	er3	thus; so; like that; you; thou	179
执拗[執拗]	zhi2 niu4	stubborn; willful; pigheaded; Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4]	1
凌云[凌雲]	ling2 yun2	(lit. and fig.) towering; lofty; high	1
木[木]	mu4	tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	12
摧[摧]	cui1	to break; to destroy; to devastate; to ravage; to repress	1
覆[覆]	fu4	to cover; to overflow; to overturn; to capsize	4
巢[巢]	chao2	nest	3
之下[之下]	zhi1 xia4	under; beneath; less than	9
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/250 words - 17 min
焉[焉]	yan1	where; how	1
卵[卵]	luan3	egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (old) penis; (expletive) fucking	2
氏[氏]	shi4	clan name; maiden name	11
其中[其中]	qi2 zhong1	among; in; included among these	6
利害[利害]	li4 hai5	terrible; formidable; serious; devastating; tough; capable; sharp; severe; fierce	2
心中[心中]	xin1 zhong1	central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart	21
权衡[權衡]	quan2 heng2	to consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons)	1
义子[義子]	yi4 zi3	adopted son	4
年龄[年齡]	nian2 ling2	(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]	2
相仿[相仿]	xiang1 fang3	similar	3
做事[做事]	zuo4 shi4	to work; to handle matters; to have a job	7
往来[往來]	wang3 lai2	dealings; contacts; to go back and forth	7
如同[如同]	ru2 tong2	like; as	4
极力[極力]	ji2 li4	to make a supreme effort; at all costs	1
劝说[勸說]	quan4 shuo1	to persuade; persuasion; to advise	2
孺子[孺子]	ru2 zi3	(literary) child	3
枚[枚]	mei2	classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)	4
鱼[魚]	yu2	fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]	21
特[特]	te4	special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex	6
那儿[那兒]	na4 r5	there	37
恶[惡]	e4	evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm	5
恶[惡]	wu4	to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander	5
旨[旨]	zhi3	imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose	7
主动[主動]	zhu3 dong4	to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)	16
归附[歸附]	gui1 fu4	to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc); to submit	4
免[免]	mian3	to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited	9
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/275 words - 21 min
概[概]	gai4	general; approximate	3
追究[追究]	zhui1 jiu1	to investigate; to look into	8
宽宏[寬宏]	kuan1 hong2	magnanimous	1
仁厚[仁厚]	ren2 hou4	kindhearted; tolerant; honest and generous	2
福祉[福祉]	fu2 zhi3	well-being; welfare	2
加官晋爵[加官晉爵]	jia1 guan1 jin4 jue2	to confer a title an official position	2
投靠[投靠]	tou2 kao4	to rely on help from sb	4
晦[晦]	hui4	last day of a lunar month; dark; night	22
危如累卵[危如累卵]	wei1 ru2 lei3 luan3	precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment; in a dangerous state	2
倾覆[傾覆]	qing1 fu4	to capsize; to collapse; to overturn; to overthrow; to undermine	1
忧[憂]	you1	to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning	8
冷眼[冷眼]	leng3 yan3	cool eye; fig. detached; (treating) with indifference	1
相待[相待]	xiang1 dai4	to treat	2
凡是[凡是]	fan2 shi4	each and every; every; all; any	1
一概[一概]	yi1 gai4	all; without any exceptions; categorically	1
宽恕[寬恕]	kuan1 shu4	to forgive; forgiveness	2
糟[糟]	zao1	dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined	8
借[藉]	jie4	variant of 借[jie4]	6
混入[混入]	hun4 ru4	to sneak into	2
诡诈[詭詐]	gui3 zha4	sly; treacherous	1
屡屡[屢屢]	lu:3 lu:3	again and again; repeatedly	3
盟[盟]	meng2	oath; pledge; union; to ally; league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia	48
常理[常理]	chang2 li3	common sense; conventional reasoning and morals	1
度[度]	du4	to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences	5
近日[近日]	jin4 ri4	in the past few days; recently; in the last few days	12
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/300 words - 26 min
所为[所為]	suo3 wei2	what one does; doings	6
玺[璽]	xi3	ruler's seal	46
惨死[慘死]	can3 si3	to die tragically; to meet with a violent death	1
罹难[罹難]	li2 nan4	to die in an accident or disaster; to be killed	3
搁[擱]	ge1	to place; to put aside; to shelve	1
退下[退下]	tui4 xia4	to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down	16
微臣[微臣]	wei1 chen2	this small official; humble servant	12
告退[告退]	gao4 tui4	to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused	11
血流成河[血流成河]	xue4 liu2 cheng2 he2	rivers of blood (idiom); bloodbath	5
良心[良心]	liang2 xin1	conscience	2
顺水[順水]	shun4 shui3	with the current	1
安慰[安慰]	an1 wei4	to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
罪恶感[罪惡感]	zui4 e4 gan3	feeling of guilt	1
折磨[折磨]	zhe2 mo2	to torment; to torture	6
身份[身份]	shen1 fen4	identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank	51
女流[女流]	nu:3 liu2	(derog.) woman	1
威胁[威脅]	wei1 xie2	to threaten; to menace	14
付出[付出]	fu4 chu1	to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)	3
复仇[復仇]	fu4 chou2	to avenge; vengeance	3
系[繫]	xi4	to connect; to arrest; to worry	6
险[險]	xian3	danger; dangerous; rugged	14
逆贼[逆賊]	ni4 zei2	renegade; traitor and bandit	10
插[插]	cha1	to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	3
翅[翅]	chi4	wing	2
住手[住手]	zhu4 shou3	to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand	11
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/325 words - 28 min
早晚[早晚]	zao3 wan3	morning and evening; sooner or later	10
夺[奪]	duo2	to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose	8
放肆[放肆]	fang4 si4	wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent	7
牢[牢]	lao2	firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison	12
厢房[廂房]	xiang1 fang2	wing (of a traditional house); side room	8
好生[好生]	hao3 sheng1	(dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly	8
透露[透露]	tou4 lu4	to leak out; to divulge; to reveal	2
半个[半個]	ban4 ge5	half of sth	2
妥当[妥當]	tuo3 dang5	appropriate; proper; ready	6
角落[角落]	jiao3 luo4	nook; corner	2
布置[佈置]	bu4 zhi4	to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy	2
哨[哨]	shao4	a whistle; sentry	2
岗[崗]	gang3	mound; policeman's beat	1
姑息养奸[姑息養奸]	gu1 xi1 yang3 jian1	to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child	1
后患无穷[後患無窮]	hou4 huan4 wu2 qiong2	it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)	2
累坏[累壞]	lei4 huai4	to become exhausted	1
身子[身子]	shen1 zi5	body; pregnancy; health	5
加派[加派]	jia1 pai4	to reinforce; to dispatch troops	4
暗中[暗中]	an4 zhong1	in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously	15
院子[院子]	yuan4 zi5	courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant	3
营造[營造]	ying2 zao4	to build (housing); to construct; to make	1
守备[守備]	shou3 bei4	to garrison; to stand guard; on garrison duty	1
涣散[渙散]	huan4 san4	to slacken; lax; slack; disorganized	1
假象[假象]	jia3 xiang4	false appearance; facade	2
逃跑[逃跑]	tao2 pao3	to flee from sth; to run away; to escape	7
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/350 words - 30 min
就地正法[就地正法]	jiu4 di4 zheng4 fa3	to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution; to carry out the law on the spot	3
下棋[下棋]	xia4 qi2	to play chess	5
没落[沒落]	mo4 luo4	to decline; to wane	1
竟敢[竟敢]	jing4 gan3	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to	9
先行[先行]	xian1 xing2	to precede others; in advance	9
省心[省心]	sheng3 xin1	to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free	3
女娃[女娃]	nu:3 wa2	(dialect) girl	3
公事[公事]	gong1 shi4	work-related matters; documents	4
繁多[繁多]	fan2 duo1	many and varied; of many different kinds	1
牵心[牽心]	qian1 xin1	to worry; concerned	1
信任[信任]	xin4 ren4	to trust; to have confidence in	39
学生[學生]	xue2 sheng5	student; schoolchild	1
遇刺[遇刺]	yu4 ci4	to be attacked by an assassin	2
刺客[刺客]	ci4 ke4	assassin	3
失手[失手]	shi1 shou3	a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated	4
擒[擒]	qin2	to capture	8
关押[關押]	guan1 ya1	to imprison; to lock up (in jail)	9
暂[暫]	zan4	temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]	4
胆大[膽大]	dan3 da4	daring; bold; audacious	2
不仅[不僅]	bu4 jin3	not only (this one); not just (...) but also	16
寻常[尋常]	xun2 chang2	usual; common; ordinary	8
大牢[大牢]	da4 lao2	prison	6
入住[入住]	ru4 zhu4	to check in (at a hotel etc)	1
敌人[敵人]	di2 ren2	enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]	15
一大早[一大早]	yi1 da4 zao3	at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/375 words - 32 min
小声[小聲]	xiao3 sheng1	in a low voice; (speak) in whispers	4
议论[議論]	yi4 lun4	to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
严厉[嚴厲]	yan2 li4	severe; strict	2
呵斥[呵斥]	he1 chi4	to berate; to excoriate; to chide; also written 喝斥[he1 chi4]	1
听清[聽清]	ting1 qing1	to hear clearly	1
料事如神[料事如神]	liao4 shi4 ru2 shen2	to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom); to have an incredible foresight	2
今夜[今夜]	jin1 ye4	tonight; this evening	12
帮手[幫手]	bang1 shou3	helper; assistant	1
自幼[自幼]	zi4 you4	since childhood	11
周全[周全]	zhou1 quan2	thorough; to bring one's help; to assist	9
轮到[輪到]	lun2 dao4	to be (sb's or sth's) turn	4
性子[性子]	xing4 zi5	temper	15
饮[飲]	yin3	to drink	8
食[食]	shi2	to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse	14
要好[要好]	yao4 hao3	to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement	5
心下[心下]	xin1 xia4	in mind	1
发慌[發慌]	fa1 huang1	to become agitated; to feel nervous	1
担[擔]	dan1	to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility	10
怠慢[怠慢]	dai4 man4	to slight; to neglect	1
进食[進食]	jin4 shi2	to take a meal; to eat	1
表面[表面]	biao3 mian4	surface; face; outside; appearance	5
实则[實則]	shi2 ze2	actually; in fact	3
脱[脫]	tuo1	to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from	10
责[責]	ze2	duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame	3
放行[放行]	fang4 xing2	to let pass	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/400 words - 35 min
大胆[大膽]	da4 dan3	brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless	9
公有[公有]	gong1 you3	publicly owned; communal; held in common	1
为难[為難]	wei2 nan2	to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)	20
时辰[時辰]	shi2 chen5	time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day	15
闪失[閃失]	shan3 shi1	mishap; accident; accidental loss	5
担待[擔待]	dan1 dai4	to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility	5
只不过[只不過]	zhi3 bu5 guo4	only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...	26
露出[露出]	lu4 chu1	to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]	1
破绽[破綻]	po4 zhan4	hole or tear in cloth; mistake or gap in a speech or theory	2
提供[提供]	ti2 gong1	to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish	4
信息[信息]	xin4 xi1	information; news; message	1
变为[變為]	bian4 wei2	to change into	1
下雨[下雨]	xia4 yu3	to rain	2
骤然[驟然]	zhou4 ran2	suddenly; abruptly	3
凉[涼]	liang2	cool; cold	8
后院[後院]	hou4 yuan4	rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)	10
汤[湯]	tang1	soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled	9
稀罕[稀罕]	xi1 han5	rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3]	6
闺房[閨房]	gui1 fang2	lady's chamber; boudoir; harem	1
绝顶聪明[絕頂聰明]	jue2 ding3 cong1 ming5	extremely bright (idiom)	1
看出[看出]	kan4 chu1	to make out; to see	5
须[須]	xu1	must; to have to; to wait	4
隐瞒[隱瞞]	yin3 man2	to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth	6
支走[支走]	zhi1 zou3	to send sb away (with an excuse)	1
圈套[圈套]	quan1 tao4	trap; snare; trick	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/425 words - 41 min
届时[屆時]	jie4 shi2	when the time comes; at the scheduled time	18
畏[畏]	wei4	to fear	4
潜逃[潛逃]	qian2 tao2	to abscond; to slink off	2
或[或]	huo4	maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or	4
当真[當真]	dang4 zhen1	to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!	22
倔[倔]	jue2	crabby; tough	5
房玄龄[房玄齡]	Fang2 Xuan2 ling2	Fang Xuanling (579-648), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Jin dynasty 晉書|晋书	2
打消[打消]	da3 xiao1	to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on	1
姐妹[姐妹]	jie3 mei4	sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)	8
戒[戒]	jie4	to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)	2
从此[從此]	cong2 ci3	from now on; since then; henceforth	13
相见[相見]	xiang1 jian4	to see each other; to meet in person	17
不共戴天[不共戴天]	bu4 gong4 dai4 tian1	(of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable	2
仇人[仇人]	chou2 ren2	foe; one's personal enemy	6
否则[否則]	fou3 ze2	if not; otherwise; else; or else	20
无情[無情]	wu2 qing2	pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless	5
无怨无悔[無怨無悔]	wu2 yuan4 wu2 hui3	no complaints; to have no regrets	1
计策[計策]	ji4 ce4	stratagem	5
失效[失效]	shi1 xiao4	to fail; to lose effectiveness	1
餐食[餐食]	can1 shi2	food; meal	1
封锁[封鎖]	feng1 suo3	to blockade; to seal off	7
太医[太醫]	tai4 yi1	imperial physician	2
心腹[心腹]	xin1 fu4	trusted aide; confidant; reliable agent; to confide	4
禀[稟]	bing3	to make a report (to a superior); to give; to endow; to receive; petition	13
侍女[侍女]	shi4 nu:3	maid	18
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep03/426 words - 41 min
晕倒[暈倒]	yun1 dao3	to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/25 words - 4 min
活着[活著]	huo2 zhe5	alive	66
报仇[報仇]	bao4 chou2	to take revenge; to avenge	21
戒备森严[戒備森嚴]	jie4 bei4 sen1 yan2	heavily-guarded	1
遇[遇]	yu4	to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance	8
用处[用處]	yong4 chu5	usefulness; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
何况[何況]	he2 kuang4	let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more	31
犄角[犄角]	ji1 jiao3	horn	3
旮旯[旮旯]	ga1 la2	corner; nook; recess; out-of-the-way place	1
绝不[絕不]	jue2 bu4	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not	38
听话[聽話]	ting1 hua4	to do what one is told; obedient	17
固有[固有]	gu4 you3	intrinsic to sth; inherent; native	1
值[值]	zhi2	value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty	10
苟延残喘[苟延殘喘]	gou3 yan2 can2 chuan3	to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)	1
可怕[可怕]	ke3 pa4	awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly	10
找死[找死]	zhao3 si3	to court death; taking risks	9
怨[怨]	yuan4	to blame; to complain	3
徒[徒]	tu2	disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence	22
速度[速度]	su4 du4	speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
感兴趣[感興趣]	gan3 xing4 qu4	to be interested	5
逃亡[逃亡]	tao2 wang2	to flee; flight (from danger); fugitive	5
在外[在外]	zai4 wai4	outer; excluded	8
据我所知[據我所知]	ju4 wo3 suo3 zhi1	as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge	2
幸免[幸免]	xing4 mian3	narrowly and luckily escape	4
降[降]	jiang4	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend	26
降[降]	xiang2	to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame	26
估计[估計]	gu1 ji4	to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose	8
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/50 words - 5 min
无名小卒[無名小卒]	wu2 ming2 xiao3 zu2	insignificant soldier (idiom); a nobody; nonentity	5
不止[不止]	bu4 zhi3	incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to	7
愁[愁]	chou2	to worry about	5
不力[不力]	bu4 li4	not to do one's best; not to exert oneself	4
准许[准許]	zhun3 xu3	to allow; to grant; to permit	4
索[索]	suo3	to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated	4
逃犯[逃犯]	tao2 fan4	escaped criminal; fugitive from the law (criminal suspect on the run)	1
跟随[跟隨]	gen1 sui2	to follow	7
胡话[胡話]	hu2 hua4	nonsense; ridiculous talk; hogwash	5
人犯[人犯]	ren2 fan4	criminal; culprit; suspect (old)	2
冯[馮]	ping2	to gallop; to assist; to attack; to wade; great; old variant of 憑|凭[ping2]	4
立[立]	li4	to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately	20
朝中[朝中]	Chao2 Zhong1	North Korea-China	2
显贵[顯貴]	xian3 gui4	dignitary; distinguished person; royalty; nobleman; big shot	1
个个[個個]	ge4 ge4	each one individually; each and every	5
观望[觀望]	guan1 wang4	to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey	2
生怕[生怕]	sheng1 pa4	to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to	3
引蛇出洞[引蛇出洞]	yin3 she2 chu1 dong4	lit. to pull a snake from its hole; to expose a malefactor (idiom)	1
计[計]	ji4	to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge	18
此时[此時]	ci3 shi2	now; this moment	11
带兵[帶兵]	dai4 bing1	to lead troops	12
满城[滿城]	Man3 cheng2	Mancheng county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei	4
挤[擠]	ji3	to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)	28
没影[沒影]	mei2 ying3	to vanish; to be nowhere to be found; unfounded (story)	1
火气[火氣]	huo3 qi4	anger; internal heat (TCM)	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/75 words - 6 min
常言[常言]	chang2 yan2	common saying	2
强扭的瓜不甜[強扭的瓜不甜]	qiang3 niu3 de5 gua1 bu4 tian2	lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom); fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen	1
尝[嚐]	chang2	variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]; to taste; to experience	26
孱弱[孱弱]	chan2 ruo4	delicate; frail; impotent; weak	1
胆大妄为[膽大妄為]	dan3 da4 wang4 wei2	daring; presumptuous; daredevil	2
背后[背後]	bei4 hou4	behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back	19
撑腰[撐腰]	cheng1 yao1	to support; to brace	3
干吗[幹嗎]	gan4 ma2	see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]	54
情理[情理]	qing2 li3	reason; sense	4
之中[之中]	zhi1 zhong1	inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during	9
想象[想象]	xiang3 xiang4	to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
血口喷人[血口噴人]	xue4 kou3 pen1 ren2	to spit blood (idiom); venomous slander; malicious attacks	3
毫无[毫無]	hao2 wu2	not in the least; to completely lack	6
干系[干係]	gan1 xi4	responsibility	4
拿走[拿走]	na2 zou3	to take away	6
不该[不該]	bu4 gai1	should not; to owe nothing	17
罚[罰]	fa2	to punish; to penalize	3
闭门思过[閉門思過]	bi4 men2 si1 guo4	shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes	1
拟[擬]	ni3	to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo-	2
调[調]	diao4	to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody	34
调[調]	tiao2	to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite	34
精锐[精銳]	jing1 rui4	elite (e.g. troops); crack; best quality personnel	14
便服[便服]	bian4 fu2	everyday clothes; informal dress; civilian clothes	1
查访[查訪]	cha2 fang3	to investigate	1
勿[勿]	wu4	do not	4
满城风雨[滿城風雨]	man3 cheng2 feng1 yu3	lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal; an uproar; the talk of the town	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/100 words - 7 min
武艺高强[武藝高強]	wu3 yi4 gao1 qiang2	highly skilled in martial arts	3
执意[執意]	zhi2 yi4	to be determined to; to insist on	7
拒捕[拒捕]	ju4 bu3	to resist arrest	1
遍[遍]	bian4	everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time	6
非同小可[非同小可]	fei1 tong2 xiao3 ke3	extremely important; no small matter	1
声张[聲張]	sheng1 zhang1	to make public; to disclose	2
领命[領命]	ling3 ming4	to accept an order	1
尚[尚]	shang4	still; yet; to value; to esteem	23
良策[良策]	liang2 ce4	good plan; good idea	1
徙[徙]	xi3	(literary) to change one's residence	1
昔日[昔日]	xi1 ri4	formerly; in olden days	3
商鞅[商鞅]	Shang1 Yang1	Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]	1
欲[欲]	yu4	to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4]	17
变法[變法]	bian4 fa3	to change the laws; political reform; unconventional method	1
南[南]	nan2	south	11
木头[木頭]	mu4 tou5	slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]	4
北门[北門]	Bei3 men2	Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan	1
举手之劳[舉手之勞]	ju3 shou3 zhi1 lao2	lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort	1
镒[鎰]	yi4	ancient unit of weight equal to 20 or 24 liang 兩|两[liang3]	1
黄金[黃金]	huang2 jin1	gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)	2
人们[人們]	ren2 men5	people	8
言[言]	yan2	words; speech; to say; to talk	30
永兴[永興]	Yong3 xing1	Yongxing county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan	1
现成[現成]	xian4 cheng2	ready-made; readily available	2
仁德[仁德]	ren2 de2	benevolent integrity; high mindedness	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/125 words - 8 min
终[終]	zhong1	end; finish	14
噬[噬]	shi4	to devour; to bite	1
指[指]	zhi3	finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end	9
最为[最為]	zui4 wei2	the most	4
亲近[親近]	qin1 jin4	intimate; to get close to	4
人人皆知[人人皆知]	ren2 ren2 jie1 zhi1	known to everyone	1
当做[當做]	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as	7
治[治]	zhi4	to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research	7
武略[武略]	wu3 lu:e4	military strategy	2
辅[輔]	fu3	to assist; to complement; auxiliary	2
飞扬跋扈[飛揚跋扈]	fei1 yang2 ba2 hu4	bossy and domineering; throwing one's weight about	1
脱险[脫險]	tuo1 xian3	to escape (danger); to rescue; to come out alive	1
平常[平常]	ping2 chang2	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily	3
必定[必定]	bi4 ding4	to be bound to; to be sure to	18
惊魂[驚魂]	jing1 hun2	in a panicked state; frightened	1
未定[未定]	wei4 ding4	undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt	2
旋即[旋即]	xuan2 ji2	soon after; shortly	1
行刺[行刺]	xing2 ci4	to assassinate; to commit a murder	6
皇储[皇儲]	huang2 chu3	crown prince	2
琢磨[琢磨]	zuo2 mo5	to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]	2
流言[流言]	liu2 yan2	rumor; gossip; to spread rumors	10
除[除]	chu2	to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including	8
亡羊补牢[亡羊補牢]	wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2	lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted	1
为时[為時]	wei2 shi2	timewise; pertaining to time	1
矣[矣]	yi3	classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]	10
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/150 words - 10 min
名声[名聲]	ming2 sheng1	reputation	3
安定[安定]	an1 ding4	stable; quiet; settled; stabilize; maintain; stabilized; calm and orderly	4
交付[交付]	jiao1 fu4	to hand over; to deliver	2
托[託]	tuo1	to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee	18
进展[進展]	jin4 zhan3	to make headway; to make progress	3
烦请[煩請]	fan2 qing3	(courteous) would you please ...	2
转告[轉告]	zhuan3 gao4	to pass on; to communicate; to transmit	3
回报[回報]	hui2 bao4	(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate	5
明年[明年]	ming2 nian2	next year	5
所以然[所以然]	suo3 yi3 ran2	the reason why	1
纸条[紙條]	zhi3 tiao2	slip of paper	2
股[股]	gu3	thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (stock) share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions	2
腥[腥]	xing1	fishy (smell)	1
味[味]	wei4	taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)	4
普普通通[普普通通]	pu3 pu3 tong1 tong1	ordinary; mediocre; nothing special	1
贩[販]	fan4	to deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in; to retail; to peddle	7
生意[生意]	sheng1 yi4	life force; vitality	11
指使[指使]	zhi3 shi3	to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth)	6
塞[塞]	sai1	to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper	1
再不[再不]	zai4 bu4	if not, then; otherwise	7
说实话[說實話]	shuo1 shi2 hua4	to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly	6
串[串]	chuan4	to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across	1
手脚[手腳]	shou3 jiao3	hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4])	5
胖[胖]	pang4	fat; plump	2
瘦[瘦]	shou4	thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive	7
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/175 words - 13 min
相貌[相貌]	xiang4 mao4	appearance	2
痣[痣]	zhi4	birthmark; mole	3
儿[兒]	er2	child; son	167
特征[特徵]	te4 zheng1	characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait	1
属实[屬實]	shu3 shi2	to turn out to be true; verified; true	2
南边[南邊]	nan2 bian5	south; south side; southern part; to the south of	2
巡查[巡查]	xun2 cha2	to patrol	2
不及[不及]	bu4 ji2	to fall short of; not as good as; too late	8
必然[必然]	bi4 ran2	inevitable; certain; necessity	5
到处[到處]	dao4 chu4	everywhere	6
分头[分頭]	fen1 tou2	separately; severally; parted hair	3
酒肆[酒肆]	jiu3 si4	wine shop; liquor store; bottle shop; bar; pub	4
永[永]	yong3	forever; always; perpetual	1
坏事[壞事]	huai4 shi4	bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things	1
买卖[買賣]	mai3 mai4	buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]	9
示众[示眾]	shi4 zhong4	to publicly expose	3
大事[大事]	da4 shi4	major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]	18
官府[官府]	guan1 fu3	authorities; feudal official	12
抓住[抓住]	zhua1 zhu4	to grab; to capture	15
朱雀[朱雀]	Zhu1 que4	Vermilion Bird (the seven mansions of the south sky)	1
路口[路口]	lu4 kou3	crossing; intersection (of roads)	1
枷[枷]	jia1	cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)	1
可见[可見]	ke3 jian4	it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible	2
供[供]	gong1	to provide; to supply	3
线索[線索]	xian4 suo3	trail; clues; thread (of a story)	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/200 words - 17 min
当街[當街]	dang1 jie1	in the middle of the street; facing the street	3
有用[有用]	you3 yong4	useful	7
观察[觀察]	guan1 cha2	to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
围观[圍觀]	wei2 guan1	to stand in a circle and watch	1
街上[街上]	jie1 shang5	on the street; in town	4
偌大[偌大]	ruo4 da4	so big; such a big	2
总能[總能]	zong3 neng2	total energy	2
遇见[遇見]	yu4 jian4	to meet	12
半晌[半晌]	ban4 shang3	half of the day; a long time; quite a while	1
多亏[多虧]	duo1 kui1	thanks to; luckily	8
狼[狼]	lang2	wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]	90
找出[找出]	zhao3 chu1	to find; to search out	1
法子[法子]	fa3 zi5	way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]	23
打探[打探]	da3 tan4	to make discreet inquiries; to scout out	10
蠢[蠢]	chun3	stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion	3
鸭子[鴨子]	ya1 zi5	duck; male prostitute (slang)	1
武功[武功]	wu3 gong1	martial art; military accomplishments; (Peking opera) martial arts feats	7
了得[了得]	liao3 de5	exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling	4
骑术[騎術]	qi2 shu4	equestrianism; horsemanship	1
精湛[精湛]	jing1 zhan4	consummate; exquisite	1
甩[甩]	shuai3	to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb)	1
掉落[掉落]	diao4 luo4	to fall down	1
失[失]	shi1	to lose; to miss; to fail	19
隅[隅]	yu2	corner	1
收之桑榆[收之桑榆]	shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2	see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/225 words - 19 min
修文[修文]	Xiu1 Wen2	Xiuwen county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou	1
馆[館]	guan3	building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]	37
认得[認得]	ren4 de5	to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know	7
物[物]	wu4	thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理	14
直[直]	zhi2	straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters	14
青梅竹马[青梅竹馬]	qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3	lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts; a couple who grew up as childhood friends	1
了解[了解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out	13
所谓[所謂]	suo3 wei4	so-called; what is called	16
知己知彼[知己知彼]	zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3	know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])	2
从命[從命]	cong2 ming4	to obey an order; to comply; to do sb's bidding; to do as requested	3
刺杀[刺殺]	ci4 sha1	to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)	9
从犯[從犯]	cong2 fan4	accessory to a crime; accomplice	1
九[九]	jiu3	nine; 9	4
族[族]	zu2	race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)	6
伪造[偽造]	wei3 zao4	to forge; to fake; to counterfeit	4
凭证[憑證]	ping2 zheng4	proof; certificate; receipt; voucher	10
扮[扮]	ban4	to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)	6
胡[胡]	hu2	non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])	17
商[商]	shang1	commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)	7
面孔[面孔]	mian4 kong3	face	3
浑水摸鱼[渾水摸魚]	hun2 shui3 mo1 yu2	to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain	1
绑[綁]	bang3	to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap	15
锦[錦]	jin3	brocade; embroidered work; bright	21
庄[莊]	zhuang1	farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)	2
客官[客官]	ke4 guan1	(polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc)	21
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/250 words - 20 min
小店[小店]	xiao3 dian4	small store	2
缎子[緞子]	duan4 zi5	satin	1
初[初]	chu1	at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic	14
沧[滄]	cang1	blue-green or azure (of water); vast (of water); cold	1
西[西]	xi1	west	57
玉门关[玉門關]	Yu4 men2 Guan1	Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu	1
腰[腰]	yao1	waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins	4
缠[纏]	chan2	to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy	4
十万[十萬]	shi2 wan4	hundred thousand	6
贯[貫]	guan4	to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together; string of 1000 cash	1
方寸[方寸]	fang1 cun4	square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm); heart; mind	1
废[廢]	fei4	to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste	3
歪[歪]	wai1	askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side	3
切口[切口]	qie1 kou3	incision; notch; slit; gash; margin of a page; trimmed edge (of a page in a book)	1
名额[名額]	ming2 e2	quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)	1
商队[商隊]	shang1 dui4	caravan	15
运气[運氣]	yun4 qi5	luck (good or bad)	7
夹带[夾帶]	jia1 dai4	to carry within it; to be mixed in; to slip sth in; to intersperse; (hydrology etc) to entrain; to smuggle; notes smuggled into an exam	2
货物[貨物]	huo4 wu4	goods; commodity; merchandise; CL:宗[zong1]	7
被告[被告]	bei4 gao4	defendant	1
余孽[餘孽]	yu2 nie4	remaining evil element; surviving members (of evil former regime); dregs (of colonial administration)	6
砍头[砍頭]	kan3 tou2	to decapitate; to behead	1
告发[告發]	gao4 fa1	to lodge an accusation; accusation (law)	3
吸引[吸引]	xi1 yin3	to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	2
笨蛋[笨蛋]	ben4 dan4	fool; idiot	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/275 words - 23 min
同道中人[同道中人]	tong2 dao4 zhong1 ren2	kindred spirit	1
万一[萬一]	wan4 yi1	just in case; if by any chance; contingency	12
遭到[遭到]	zao1 dao4	to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)	3
拖累[拖累]	tuo1 lei3	to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate	1
情谊[情誼]	qing2 yi4	friendship; camaraderie	3
藏身之处[藏身之處]	cang2 shen1 zhi1 chu4	hiding place; hideout	4
到时[到時]	dao4 shi2	at that (future) time	8
无关[無關]	wu2 guan1	unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)	23
那时[那時]	na4 shi2	then; at that time; in those days	9
得罪[得罪]	de2 zui5	to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]	11
无益[無益]	wu2 yi4	no good; not good for; not beneficial	1
赔罪[賠罪]	pei2 zui4	to apologize	2
长物[長物]	chang2 wu4	surplus; up to scratch	1
交换[交換]	jiao1 huan4	to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute	6
焉知[焉知]	yan1 zhi1	(literary) how is one to know?	1
成交[成交]	cheng2 jiao1	to complete a contract; to reach a deal	1
冒险[冒險]	mao4 xian3	to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure	9
城外[城外]	cheng2 wai4	outside of a city	14
里[里]	li3	li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels	25
亭[亭]	ting2	pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect	3
之内[之內]	zhi1 nei4	inside; within	19
无缘[無緣]	wu2 yuan2	to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc	1
格外[格外]	ge2 wai4	especially; particularly	3
两句[兩句]	liang3 ju4	(say) a few words	3
官[官]	guan1	government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]	54
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/300 words - 28 min
路子[路子]	lu4 zi5	method; way; approach	1
正经[正經]	zheng4 jing1	decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards	3
通关[通關]	tong1 guan1	to clear customs; (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)	2
确[確]	que4	authenticated; solid; firm; real; true	4
登记[登記]	deng1 ji4	to register (one's name)	2
相同[相同]	xiang1 tong2	identical; same	2
药材[藥材]	yao4 cai2	medicinal ingredient	6
布匹[布匹]	bu4 pi3	cloth (by the yard)	4
什么的[什麼的]	shen2 me5 de5	and so on; and what not	2
私藏[私藏]	si1 cang2	secret store; a stash (of contraband)	3
行商[行商]	hang2 shang1	traveling salesman; itinerant trader; hawker; peddler	5
心照不宣[心照不宣]	xin1 zhao4 bu4 xuan1	a tacit mutual understanding	1
财路[財路]	cai2 lu4	livelihood	1
出发[出發]	chu1 fa1	to set off; to start (on a journey)	22
拦截[攔截]	lan2 jie2	to intercept	1
未能[未能]	wei4 neng2	cannot; to fail to; unable to	5
致使[致使]	zhi4 shi3	to cause; to result in	3
大逆不道[大逆不道]	da4 ni4 bu4 dao4	disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)	1
有罪[有罪]	you3 zui4	guilty	3
狡猾[狡猾]	jiao3 hua2	crafty; cunning; sly	6
束手无策[束手無策]	shu4 shou3 wu2 ce4	lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis	1
出逃[出逃]	chu1 tao2	to run away; to flee (the country)	6
难辞其咎[難辭其咎]	nan2 ci2 qi2 jiu4	cannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame	1
讽刺[諷刺]	feng3 ci4	to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm	1
自食其果[自食其果]	zi4 shi2 qi2 guo3	to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action; to reap what one has sown	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/325 words - 30 min
装模作样[裝模作樣]	zhuang1 mo2 zuo4 yang4	to put on an act (idiom); to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics	1
冥[冥]	ming2	dark; deep; stupid; the underworld	1
顽[頑]	wan2	mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty	4
兹事体大[茲事體大]	zi1 shi4 ti3 da4	this is no small thing (idiom); to have a serious matter at hand	3
大祸[大禍]	da4 huo4	disaster; calamity	3
带路[帶路]	dai4 lu4	to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; fig. to instruct	4
肚[肚]	du4	belly	2
肚兜[肚兜]	du4 dou1	undergarment covering the chest and abdomen	1
摆[擺]	bai3	to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum	4
一块儿[一塊兒]	yi1 kuai4 r5	erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]	16
波斯[波斯]	Bo1 si1	Persia	1
春药[春藥]	chun1 yao4	aphrodisiac	1
自负[自負]	zi4 fu4	conceited; to take responsibility	5
箱子[箱子]	xiang1 zi5	suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	1
着重[著重]	zhuo2 zhong4	to put emphasis on; to stress	1
牲口[牲口]	sheng1 kou5	animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc); beast of burden	1
包裹[包裹]	bao1 guo3	to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
皮毛[皮毛]	pi2 mao2	fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge	3
驼[駝]	tuo2	hump or hunchbacked; camel	3
峰[峰]	feng1	(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier for camels	1
姑娘[姑娘]	gu1 niang5	girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]	8
似的[似的]	shi4 de5	seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]	6
扭捏[扭捏]	niu3 nie5	affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered	1
便宜[便宜]	pian2 yi5	cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly	11
无耻[無恥]	wu2 chi3	without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/350 words - 38 min
奸淫[姦淫]	jian1 yin2	fornication; adultery; rape; seduction	1
约定[約定]	yue1 ding4	to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation	7
匕首[匕首]	bi3 shou3	dagger	2
阁下[閣下]	ge2 xia4	your distinguished self; your majesty; sire	14
姓名[姓名]	xing4 ming2	surname and given name; full name	2
萍水相逢[萍水相逢]	ping2 shui3 xiang1 feng2	strangers coming together by chance (idiom)	3
保管[保管]	bao3 guan3	to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator	3
匹[匹]	pi3	classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower	13
赔上[賠上]	pei2 shang4	to pay for sth with the loss of (one's health etc); to have sth come at the cost of (one's reputation etc)	3
笔[筆]	bi3	pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]	7
划算[划算]	hua2 suan4	to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons); to view as profitable; worthwhile; value for money; cost-effective	2
会要[會要]	hui4 yao4	dynastic records of imperial China	2
如愿[如願]	ru2 yuan4	to have one's wishes fulfilled	6
清苦[清苦]	qing1 ku3	destitute but honest; poor and simple; spartan; austere	1
久病[久病]	jiu3 bing4	my old illness; chronic condition	2
愈[癒]	yu4	variant of 愈[yu4]; to heal	2
世[世]	shi4	life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble	22
民[民]	min2	the people; nationality; citizen	25
特来[特來]	te4 lai2	to come with a specific purpose in mind	4
有缘[有緣]	you3 yuan2	related; brought together by fate	4
此处[此處]	ci3 chu4	this place; here (literary)	9
及时[及時]	ji2 shi2	in time; promptly; without delay; timely	8
伤心[傷心]	shang1 xin1	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt	7
摆出[擺出]	bai3 chu1	to assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display	2
耗[耗]	hao4	to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/375 words - 41 min
出山[出山]	chu1 shan1	to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position	1
磐石[磐石]	pan2 shi2	boulder	2
莫不是[莫不是]	mo4 bu4 shi4	probably; perhaps; could it be that...?	6
诸葛[諸葛]	Zhu1 ge3	two-character surname Zhuge	1
卧龙[臥龍]	wo4 long2	lit. hidden dragon; fig. emperor in hiding	1
成就[成就]	cheng2 jiu4	accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about	3
三顾茅庐[三顧茅廬]	san1 gu4 mao2 lu2	lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times	2
美名[美名]	mei3 ming2	good name or reputation	1
所作所为[所作所為]	suo3 zuo4 suo3 wei2	one's conduct and deeds	2
自有[自有]	zi4 you3	to possess; to own; to have	7
青史[青史]	qing1 shi3	annal; historical record; CL:筆|笔[bi3]	1
证[證]	zheng4	certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4]	2
遣[遣]	qian3	to dispatch; to send; to dispel	8
离间[離間]	li2 jian4	to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)	2
悔[悔]	hui3	to regret	2
拔除[拔除]	ba2 chu2	to pull out; to remove	1
祸根[禍根]	huo4 gen1	root of the trouble; cause of the ruin	1
天色[天色]	tian1 se4	color of the sky; time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky; weather	4
一贯[一貫]	yi1 guan4	consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent	2
放诞[放誕]	fang4 dan4	untrammeled; reckless; wanton	1
静候[靜候]	jing4 hou4	to quietly wait	1
捂[捂]	wu3	to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict	1
其所[其所]	qi2 suo3	its place; one's appointed place; the place for that	3
努[努]	nu3	to exert; to strive	9
探路[探路]	tan4 lu4	to find a path	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep04/379 words - 41 min
替补[替補]	ti4 bu3	to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc); a substitute; a replacement	2
程[程]	cheng2	rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence	15
半月[半月]	ban4 yue4	half-moon; fortnight	8
赶到[趕到]	gan3 dao4	to hurry (to some place)	8
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/25 words - 4 min
具[具]	ju4	tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies	5
尸体[屍體]	shi1 ti3	dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4]	13
落脚[落腳]	luo4 jiao3	to stay for a time; to stop over; to lodge; to sink down (into soft ground); leftovers	4
多管闲事[多管閒事]	duo1 guan3 xian2 shi4	meddling in other people's business	5
喜[喜]	xi3	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	6
射杀[射殺]	she4 sha1	to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)	6
扫[掃]	sao3	to sweep	3
扫[掃]	sao4	broom	3
叛[叛]	pan4	to betray; to rebel; to revolt	6
党[黨]	dang3	party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
孽[孽]	nie4	son born of a concubine; disaster; sin; evil	2
大功[大功]	da4 gong1	great merit; great service	6
功绩[功績]	gong1 ji4	feat; contribution; merits and achievements	2
告之[告之]	gao4 zhi1	to tell sb; to inform	1
未免[未免]	wei4 mian3	unavoidably; can't help; really; rather	6
狠毒[狠毒]	hen3 du2	vicious; malicious; savage	1
并不[並不]	bing4 bu4	not at all; emphatically not	2
所指[所指]	suo3 zhi3	the objects indicated; as pointed out	1
世上[世上]	shi4 shang4	on earth	21
两全其美[兩全其美]	liang3 quan2 qi2 mei3	to satisfy rival demands (idiom); to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways; to have one's cake and eat it too	1
猎[獵]	lie4	hunting	1
户[戶]	hu4	a household; door; family	5
平时[平時]	ping2 shi2	ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime	7
歇脚[歇腳]	xie1 jiao3	to stop on the way for a rest	2
去取[去取]	qu4 qu3	to accept or reject	4
囊[囊]	nang2	sack; purse; pocket (for money)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/50 words - 8 min
一套[一套]	yi1 tao4	suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior	2
血腥[血腥]	xue4 xing1	reeking of blood; bloody (events)	1
伤口[傷口]	shang1 kou3	wound; cut	5
能耐[能耐]	neng2 nai4	ability; capability	4
拔[拔]	ba2	to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize	9
阿里[阿里]	A1 li3	Ali (proper name); Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德, the fourth Caliph 哈里發|哈里发 of Islam, reigned 656-661, and the first Imam 伊瑪目|伊玛目 of Shia Islam; Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris	1
乞[乞]	qi3	to beg	7
西域[西域]	Xi1 yu4	Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])	4
烈酒[烈酒]	lie4 jiu3	strong alcoholic drink	1
汉子[漢子]	han4 zi5	man; fellow; (dialect) husband	5
大喊大叫[大喊大叫]	da4 han3 da4 jiao4	shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly; to rant; to kick up a racket; to conduct vigorous propaganda	1
要害[要害]	yao4 hai4	vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial	3
别管[別管]	bie2 guan3	no matter (who, what etc)	3
不知好歹[不知好歹]	bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3	unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions	1
不久[不久]	bu4 jiu3	not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after	5
赐[賜]	ci4	to confer; to bestow; to grant	6
车马[車馬]	che1 ma3	vehicles and horses	3
曲阳[曲陽]	Qu3 yang2	Quyang county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei	1
避[避]	bi4	to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from	5
祸[禍]	huo4	disaster; misfortune; calamity	13
贪生怕死[貪生怕死]	tan1 sheng1 pa4 si3	greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck	2
连累[連累]	lian2 lei3	to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc)	6
没用[沒用]	mei2 yong4	useless	13
不住[不住]	bu4 zhu4	repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc)	15
登门[登門]	deng1 men2	to visit sb at home	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/75 words - 11 min
心胸[心胸]	xin1 xiong1	breadth of mind	3
过人[過人]	guo4 ren2	to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent	4
追随[追隨]	zhui1 sui2	to follow; to accompany	5
使不得[使不得]	shi3 bu5 de5	cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable	6
享用[享用]	xiang3 yong4	to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)	1
教导[教導]	jiao4 dao3	to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching	6
松手[鬆手]	song1 shou3	to relinquish one's grip; to let go	3
醋[醋]	cu4	vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)	3
芹[芹]	qin2	Chinese celery	4
食醋[食醋]	shi2 cu4	table vinegar	1
妃[妃]	fei1	imperial concubine	2
孙[孫]	sun1	grandson; descendant	61
庖厨[庖廚]	pao2 chu2	kitchen; cook; chef	2
五味[五味]	wu3 wei4	the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸; all kinds of flavors	1
表[表]	biao3	exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)	10
寸[寸]	cun4	a unit of length; inch; thumb	6
失态[失態]	shi1 tai4	to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situation)	1
能屈能伸[能屈能伸]	neng2 qu1 neng2 shen1	can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take; flexible	1
阵营[陣營]	zhen4 ying2	group of people; camp; faction; sides in a dispute	2
宽[寬]	kuan1	lenient; wide; broad	3
仁[仁]	ren2	humane; kernel	12
伐[伐]	fa2	to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1]	3
变故[變故]	bian4 gu4	an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune	4
阻挡[阻擋]	zu3 dang3	to stop; to resist; to obstruct	3
忠贞[忠貞]	zhong1 zhen1	loyal and dependable	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/100 words - 14 min
抵挡[抵擋]	di3 dang3	to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand	3
一世[一世]	yi1 shi4	generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings)	5
脚下[腳下]	jiao3 xia4	under the foot	4
土地[土地]	tu3 di4	land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]	6
仍然[仍然]	reng2 ran2	still; yet	2
芸芸[芸芸]	yun2 yun2	numerous; diverse and varied	1
子民[子民]	zi3 min2	people	12
夙愿[夙願]	su4 yuan4	long-cherished wish	1
折服[折服]	zhe2 fu2	to convince; to subdue; to be convinced; to be bowled over	1
瓜葛[瓜葛]	gua1 ge2	intertwined (as melon and vine plants); interconnected; association (of two things)	5
从来不[從來不]	cong2 lai2 bu4	never	6
赔本[賠本]	pei2 ben3	loss; to sustain losses	2
来而不往非礼也[來而不往非禮也]	lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3	not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind	1
游戏[遊戲]	you2 xi4	game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play	3
互相[互相]	hu4 xiang1	each other; mutually; mutual	5
答[答]	da2	reply; answer; return; respond; echo	6
罚酒[罰酒]	fa2 jiu3	to drink as the result of having lost a bet	1
大口[大口]	da4 kou3	big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc); open mouth; gulping; gobbling; gaping	1
肩[肩]	jian1	shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)	4
射[射]	she4	to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)	23
坦率[坦率]	tan3 shuai4	frank (discussion); blunt; open	1
说谎[說謊]	shuo1 huang3	to lie; to tell an untruth	3
称呼[稱呼]	cheng1 hu5	to call; to address as; appellation	4
单字[單字]	dan1 zi4	single Chinese character; word (in a foreign language)	3
准[準]	zhun3	accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-	49
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/125 words - 17 min
排行[排行]	pai2 hang2	to rank; ranking; seniority (among siblings)	2
唤[喚]	huan4	to call	8
十四[十四]	shi2 si4	fourteen; 14	94
单纯[單純]	dan1 chun2	simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely	3
难堪[難堪]	nan2 kan1	hard to take; embarrassed	1
罢了[罷了]	ba4 le5	a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)	42
一肚子[一肚子]	yi1 du4 zi5	bellyful (of sth); full of (sth)	1
坏水[壞水]	huai4 shui3	evil tricks	2
中原[中原]	Zhong1 yuan2	Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei	66
出生[出生]	chu1 sheng1	to be born	5
塞外[塞外]	sai4 wai4	beyond the Great Wall	1
北方[北方]	bei3 fang1	north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River	10
饮酒[飲酒]	yin3 jiu3	to drink wine	2
醉[醉]	zui4	intoxicated	3
痛快[痛快]	tong4 kuai4	delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5]	6
统[統]	tong3	to gather; to unite; to unify; whole	3
鹰[鷹]	ying1	eagle; falcon; hawk	345
屡遭[屢遭]	lu:3 zao1	to suffer repeatedly	1
处处[處處]	chu4 chu4	everywhere; in all respects	11
死对头[死對頭]	si3 dui4 tou5	arch-enemy; sworn enemy	2
掣肘[掣肘]	che4 zhou3	(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow; (fig.) to hold back; to impede; to handicap	4
环境[環境]	huan2 jing4	environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient	1
得出[得出]	de2 chu1	to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion)	3
不提也罢[不提也罷]	bu4 ti2 ye3 ba4	best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it	1
免得[免得]	mian3 de5	so as not to; so as to avoid	10
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/150 words - 21 min
上心[上心]	shang4 xin1	carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth	3
武[武]	wu3	martial; military	11
散布[散佈]	san4 bu4	to disseminate	3
另有[另有]	ling4 you3	to have some other (reason etc)	3
他人[他人]	ta1 ren2	another; sb else; other people	9
无能[無能]	wu2 neng2	incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless	8
也罢[也罷]	ye3 ba4	(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)	13
以来[以來]	yi3 lai2	since (a previous event)	8
重兵[重兵]	zhong4 bing1	massive military force	2
悉数[悉數]	xi1 shu3	to enumerate in detail; to explain clearly	4
悉数[悉數]	xi1 shu4	all; every single one; the entire sum	4
即使[即使]	ji2 shi3	even if; even though	14
警惕[警惕]	jing3 ti4	to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn	5
重器[重器]	zhong4 qi4	treasure	1
无论如何[無論如何]	wu2 lun4 ru2 he2	whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means	9
手里[手裡]	shou3 li3	in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands	27
招呼[招呼]	zhao1 hu5	to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not	3
问路[問路]	wen4 lu4	to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place)	1
石[石]	shi2	rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	5
请安[請安]	qing3 an1	to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])	2
难得[難得]	nan2 de2	seldom; rare; hard to come by	5
看望[看望]	kan4 wang4	to visit; to pay a call to	5
难为[難為]	nan2 wei5	to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)	2
有心[有心]	you3 xin1	to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate	9
烈[烈]	lie4	ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements	2
胸怀[胸懷]	xiong1 huai2	one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/175 words - 24 min
大义[大義]	da4 yi4	righteousness; virtuous cause; a woman's marriage; main points of a piece of writing	7
奴[奴]	nu2	slave	23
诏书[詔書]	zhao4 shu1	edict; written imperial order	1
卷[卷]	juan3	to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)	8
卷[卷]	juan4	scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll	8
幼[幼]	you4	young	2
幽[幽]	you1	remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces	1
闲[閒]	xian2	variant of 閑|闲, idle; unoccupied; leisure; free time	12
懿[懿]	yi4	restrain; virtuous	1
戚[戚]	qi1	relative; parent; grief; sorrow; battle-axe	3
锡[錫]	xi1	tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	1
沐[沐]	mu4	to bathe; to cleanse; to receive; to be given	3
抑[抑]	yi4	to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or	1
章[章]	zhang1	chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order	2
公主[公主]	gong1 zhu3	princess	484
邑[邑]	yi4	city; village	1
施行[施行]	shi1 xing2	to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect	2
送去[送去]	song4 qu4	to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car)	1
闷闷不乐[悶悶不樂]	men4 men4 bu4 le4	depressed; sulky; moody; unhappy	1
挂念[掛念]	gua4 nian4	concerned	2
百般[百般]	bai3 ban1	in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means	3
呵护[呵護]	he1 hu4	to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve	1
舐犊情深[舐犢情深]	shi4 du2 qing2 shen1	lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom); fig. to show deep affection towards one's children	1
找回[找回]	zhao3 hui2	to retrieve	5
除去[除去]	chu2 qu4	to eliminate; to remove; except for; apart from	4
做大[做大]	zuo4 da4	arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/200 words - 27 min
不拘小节[不拘小節]	bu4 ju1 xiao3 jie2	to not bother about trifles (idiom)	1
儿女[兒女]	er2 nu:3	children; sons and daughters	2
绑住[綁住]	bang3 zhu4	to fasten; to bind	1
离别[離別]	li2 bie2	to leave (on a long journey); to part from sb	1
界碑[界碑]	jie4 bei1	boundary stone; table marking border	1
精进[精進]	jing1 jin4	to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress	2
前程[前程]	qian2 cheng2	future (career etc) prospects	3
看走眼[看走眼]	kan4 zou3 yan3	to make an error of judgment; to be taken in	3
英雄[英雄]	ying1 xiong2	hero; CL:個|个[ge4]	12
辅佐[輔佐]	fu3 zuo3	to assist (usually a ruler)	4
大将军[大將軍]	da4 jiang1 jun1	important general; generalissimo	19
磕头[磕頭]	ke1 tou2	to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)	2
拜师[拜師]	bai4 shi1	to formally become an apprentice to a master	2
郑重[鄭重]	zheng4 zhong4	serious; solemn	2
往后[往後]	wang3 hou4	from now on; in the future; time to come	26
弟子[弟子]	di4 zi3	disciple; follower	4
师徒[師徒]	shi1 tu2	master and disciple	4
旧日[舊日]	jiu4 ri4	former times; olden days	2
督[督]	du1	to supervise and direct; army title (archaic)	18
瑗[瑗]	yuan4	large jade ring	17
极为[極為]	ji2 wei2	extremely; exceedingly	1
说服[說服]	shuo1 fu2	to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]	4
出兵[出兵]	chu1 bing1	to send troops	16
相助[相助]	xiang1 zhu4	to help one another; to come to sb's help	12
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/225 words - 29 min
着呢[著呢]	zhe5 ne5	comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather	11
蓬[蓬]	peng2	fleabane (family Asteraceae); disheveled; classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff	1
寒舍[寒舍]	han2 she4	my humble home	1
造访[造訪]	zao4 fang3	to visit; to pay a visit	1
盘[盤]	pan2	plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess	7
回礼[回禮]	hui2 li3	to return a greeting; to send a gift in return	1
身为[身為]	shen1 wei2	in the capacity of; as	5
一心[一心]	yi1 xin1	wholeheartedly; heart and soul	7
赴死[赴死]	fu4 si3	to meet death	1
劳[勞]	lao2	to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)	10
费心[費心]	fei4 xin1	to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth)	4
亩[畝]	mu3	classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare	2
薄田[薄田]	bo2 tian2	barren field; poor land	1
足够[足夠]	zu2 gou4	enough; sufficient	4
养活[養活]	yang3 huo5	to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth	1
儿孙[兒孫]	er2 sun1	descendant	2
会心[會心]	hui4 xin1	knowing (of a smile, look etc)	2
随口[隨口]	sui2 kou3	(speak) without thinking the matter through	1
一说[一說]	yi1 shuo1	an expression of opinion; according to some	3
侄[姪]	zhi2	nephew by the male line	3
难免[難免]	nan2 mian3	hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably	6
圣贤[聖賢]	sheng4 xian2	a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine	1
读[讀]	du2	to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]	7
为人[為人]	wei2 ren2	to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character	4
佑[佑]	you4	to assist; to protect	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/250 words - 35 min
舔[舔]	tian3	to lick; to lap	5
犊[犢]	du2	calf; sacrificial victim	1
感同身受[感同身受]	gan3 tong2 shen1 shou4	to feel as if it had happened to oneself; to sympathize; (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor	1
主意[主意]	zhu3 yi5	plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]	12
一时半会儿[一時半會兒]	yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4 r5	a short time; a little while	3
洛阳[洛陽]	Luo4 yang2	Luoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times	190
医治[醫治]	yi1 zhi4	to treat (an illness); medical treatment	5
越[越]	yue4	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more	35
流[流]	liu2	to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade	82
眼泪[眼淚]	yan3 lei4	tears; crying; CL:滴[di1]	2
经[經]	jing1	classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]	15
休养[休養]	xiu1 yang3	to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce	7
痊愈[痊癒]	quan2 yu4	to recover completely (from illness or injury)	1
一路[一路]	yi1 lu4	the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind	60
护送[護送]	hu4 song4	to escort; to accompany	17
途中[途中]	tu2 zhong1	en route	7
遵命[遵命]	zun1 ming4	to follow your orders; to do as you bid	3
粮食[糧食]	liang2 shi5	foodstuff; cereals; CL:種|种[zhong3]	68
粮[糧]	liang2	grain; food; provisions; agricultural tax paid in grain	4
慌慌张张[慌慌張張]	huang1 huang1 zhang1 zhang1	helter-skelter	1
翻开[翻開]	fan1 kai1	to open up	1
冤枉[冤枉]	yuan1 wang5	to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile	5
马车[馬車]	ma3 che1	cart; chariot; carriage; buggy	14
脚底[腳底]	jiao3 di3	soles of the feet	1
水泡[水泡]	shui3 pao4	bubble; blister	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/275 words - 37 min
待会儿[待會兒]	dai1 hui4 r5	in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]	5
前边[前邊]	qian2 bian5	front; the front side; in front of	1
逛逛[逛逛]	guang4 guang5	to roam around; to have a stroll	3
小二[小二]	xiao3 er4	waiter	7
不大[不大]	bu4 da4	not very; not too; not often	1
清静[清靜]	qing1 jing4	quiet; peaceful and quiet	2
满意[滿意]	man3 yi4	satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction	2
歇[歇]	xie1	to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while	17
热水[熱水]	re4 shui3	hot water	1
留守[留守]	liu2 shou3	to stay behind to take care of things	4
此地[此地]	ci3 di4	here; this place	9
露[露]	lou4	to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	3
露[露]	lu4	dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	3
马脚[馬腳]	ma3 jiao3	sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")	1
忍耐[忍耐]	ren3 nai4	to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance	5
掌柜[掌櫃]	zhang3 gui4	shopkeeper	4
柴[柴]	chai2	firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)	27
清理[清理]	qing1 li3	to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of	2
温馨[溫馨]	wen1 xin1	comfort; soft and fragrant; warm	1
舒适[舒適]	shu1 shi4	cozy; snug	1
下榻[下榻]	xia4 ta4	to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)	1
讲究[講究]	jiang3 jiu5	to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen	7
一个半[一個半]	yi1 ge5 ban4	one and a half	1
孩童[孩童]	hai2 tong2	child	1
南安[南安]	Nan2 an1	Nan'an county level city in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian	3
驿[驛]	yi4	post horse; relay station	9
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/300 words - 40 min
行宫[行宮]	xing2 gong1	temporary imperial residence	4
风景[風景]	feng1 jing3	scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
宫人[宮人]	gong1 ren2	imperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old)	3
回想[回想]	hui2 xiang3	to recall; to recollect; to think back	1
天涯海角[天涯海角]	tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3	the ends of the earth; separated worlds apart	3
各奔东西[各奔東西]	ge4 ben4 dong1 xi1	to go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1]	1
无不[無不]	wu2 bu4	none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception	3
筵席[筵席]	yan2 xi2	banquet; mat for sitting	1
闲暇[閒暇]	xian2 xia2	leisure	1
颇[頗]	po1	rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]	8
追上[追上]	zhui1 shang4	to overtake	7
特使[特使]	te4 shi3	special envoy; special ambassador	5
折返[折返]	zhe2 fan3	to turn back	2
庐江[廬江]	Lu2 jiang1	Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui	20
觐[覲]	jin4	(history) to have an audience with the Emperor	1
如实[如實]	ru2 shi2	as things really are; realistic	5
告[告]	gao4	to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue	7
事宜[事宜]	shi4 yi2	matters; arrangements	4
劳烦[勞煩]	lao2 fan2	to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request)	8
插手[插手]	cha1 shou3	to get involved in; to meddle; interference	2
倘若[倘若]	tang3 ruo4	provided that; supposing that; if	11
私下[私下]	si1 xia4	in private	6
格[格]	ge2	square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively	6
论[論]	lun4	opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)	6
阻拦[阻攔]	zu3 lan2	to stop; to obstruct	7
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep05/304 words - 41 min
同样[同樣]	tong2 yang4	same; equal; equivalent	2
做法[做法]	zuo4 fa3	way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
店家[店家]	dian4 jia1	proprietor of a shop or restaurant; landlord; shop	12
铁器[鐵器]	tie3 qi4	hardware; ironware	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/25 words - 3 min
慢用[慢用]	man4 yong4	same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1]	5
羊肉[羊肉]	yang2 rou4	mutton; goat meat	2
咧[咧]	lie5	modal particle expressing exclamation	1
小小[小小]	xiao3 xiao3	very small; very few; very minor	6
心意[心意]	xin1 yi4	regard; kindly feelings; intention	17
懂事[懂事]	dong3 shi4	sensible; thoughtful; intelligent	4
堂兄[堂兄]	tang2 xiong1	older male patrilineal cousin	1
牛[牛]	niu2	ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome	4
饷[餉]	xiang3	soldier's pay	2
弟兄[弟兄]	di4 xiong5	brothers; comrade	7
孝心[孝心]	xiao4 xin1	filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents	1
当兵[當兵]	dang1 bing1	to serve in the army; to be a soldier	1
投[投]	tou2	to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of	13
旁[旁]	pang2	beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic	5
出路[出路]	chu1 lu4	a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products)	3
世面[世面]	shi4 mian4	aspects of society; the world	2
军饷[軍餉]	jun1 xiang3	funds and provisions for the troops; (soldier's) pay	1
保不住[保不住]	bao3 bu5 zhu4	cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well	4
胡言乱语[胡言亂語]	hu2 yan2 luan4 yu3	babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch	1
当心[當心]	dang1 xin1	to take care; to look out	4
重镇[重鎮]	zhong4 zhen4	(military) strategic town; (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc)	4
井井有条[井井有條]	jing3 jing3 you3 tiao2	everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy	1
都督[都督]	du1 du1	(army) commander-in-chief (archaic); provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)	23
闭[閉]	bi4	to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct	7
贺[賀]	he4	to congratulate	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/50 words - 4 min
述[述]	shu4	to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate	3
职[職]	zhi2	office; duty	5
闭门[閉門]	bi4 men2	to close a door	4
足足[足足]	zu2 zu2	fully; no less than; as much as; extremely	1
怪罪[怪罪]	guai4 zui4	to blame	7
守军[守軍]	shou3 jun1	defenders	12
话说[話說]	hua4 shuo1	It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount	6
姻亲[姻親]	yin1 qin1	affinity; in-laws	5
绳[繩]	sheng2	rope; CL:根[gen1]	1
蚂蚱[螞蚱]	ma4 zha5	(dialect) locust; grasshopper	1
得过且过[得過且過]	de2 guo4 qie3 guo4	satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through; without high ambitions, but getting by	1
喝酒[喝酒]	he1 jiu3	to drink (alcohol)	10
有情有义[有情有義]	you3 qing2 you3 yi4	affectionate and true; loyal (idiom)	2
骨气[骨氣]	gu3 qi4	unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone	1
职分[職分]	zhi2 fen4	duty	2
相当[相當]	xiang1 dang1	equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite	2
一再[一再]	yi1 zai4	repeatedly	2
忍让[忍讓]	ren3 rang4	to exercise forbearance; patient and accommodating	1
凭陵[憑陵]	ping2 ling2	to ride roughshod over; to encroach	1
出身[出身]	chu1 shen1	to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin	6
山东[山東]	Shan1 dong1	Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2]	2
望族[望族]	wang4 zu2	distinguished or prominent family; influential clan (old)	1
前途无量[前途無量]	qian2 tu2 wu2 liang4	to have boundless prospects	1
介[介]	jie4	to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor	4
夫[夫]	fu1	husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)	26
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/75 words - 6 min
不愿[不願]	bu4 yuan4	unwilling; unwillingness	17
敌[敵]	di2	enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand	24
大可不必[大可不必]	da4 ke3 bu4 bi4	need not; unnecessary	4
讥[譏]	ji1	to ridicule	1
颠簸[顛簸]	dian1 bo3	to shake; to jolt; to bump	1
铁矿石[鐵礦石]	tie3 kuang4 shi2	iron ore	4
北边[北邊]	bei3 bian1	north; north side; northern part; to the north of	2
偶然[偶然]	ou3 ran2	incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly	2
批[批]	pi1	to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)	13
主子[主子]	zhu3 zi5	Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)	8
铁匠[鐵匠]	tie3 jiang5	blacksmith; ironworker	1
铺[鋪]	pu1	to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker	2
铺[鋪]	pu4	plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station	2
价钱[價錢]	jia4 qian5	price	9
没命[沒命]	mei2 ming4	to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately	2
上乘[上乘]	shang4 cheng2	first-class; best quality; also pr. [shang4 sheng4]	2
铁矿[鐵礦]	tie3 kuang4	iron ore; iron ore mine	3
冶[冶]	ye3	to smelt; to cast; seductive in appearance	1
农具[農具]	nong2 ju4	farm implements; farm tools	1
暴殄天物[暴殄天物]	bao4 tian3 tian1 wu4	to waste natural resources recklessly; not to know how to use things sparingly	1
弄到[弄到]	nong4 dao4	to get hold of; to obtain; to secure; to come by	3
私[私]	si1	personal; private; selfish	13
重罪[重罪]	zhong4 zui4	serious crime; felony	2
砍[砍]	kan3	to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb	7
合适[合適]	he2 shi4	suitable; fitting; appropriate	9
今晚[今晚]	jin1 wan3	tonight	13
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/100 words - 9 min
通报[通報]	tong1 bao4	to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal	8
庐[廬]	lu2	hut	5
一手[一手]	yi1 shou3	a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help	4
交钱[交錢]	jiao1 qian2	to pay up; to shell out; to hand over the money to cover sth	1
交货[交貨]	jiao1 huo4	to deliver goods	3
花样[花樣]	hua1 yang4	pattern; way of doing sth; trick; (sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc)	1
伙计[伙計]	huo3 ji5	partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant	1
弓弩手[弓弩手]	gong1 nu3 shou3	crossbow shooter	3
前往[前往]	qian2 wang3	to leave for; to proceed towards; to go	21
埋伏[埋伏]	mai2 fu2	to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush	11
莫非[莫非]	mo4 fei1	can it be possible that; could it be	8
割舍[割捨]	ge1 she3	to give up; to part with	1
私事[私事]	si1 shi4	personal matters	6
非富即贵[非富即貴]	fei1 fu4 ji2 gui4	wealthy and respectable people	2
瞎说[瞎說]	xia1 shuo1	to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about	4
初来乍到[初來乍到]	chu1 lai2 zha4 dao4	to be a newcomer; just off the boat	1
客栈[客棧]	ke4 zhan4	tavern; guest house; inn; hotel	11
住所[住所]	zhu4 suo3	habitation; dwelling place; residence; CL:處|处[chu4]	3
同行[同行]	tong2 hang2	person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry	6
保重[保重]	bao3 zhong4	to take care of oneself	16
后会有期[後會有期]	hou4 hui4 you3 qi1	I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again.	3
缘分[緣分]	yuan2 fen4	fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny	11
匪[匪]	fei3	bandit; (literary) not	2
浅[淺]	qian3	shallow; light (color)	3
不再[不再]	bu4 zai4	no more; no longer	28
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/125 words - 16 min
扇子[扇子]	shan4 zi5	fan; CL:把[ba3]	4
同一[同一]	tong2 yi1	identical; the same	3
揍[揍]	zou4	to beat up; to break to pieces	4
怎么着[怎麼著]	zen3 me5 zhao1	what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]	5
收获[收穫]	shou1 huo4	to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward	1
墨[墨]	mo4	ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead	7
帖[帖]	tie1	fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey	1
押[押]	ya1	to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign	19
许[許]	xu3	to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps	4
胡闹[胡鬧]	hu2 nao4	to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble	7
上马[上馬]	shang4 ma3	to get on a horse; to mount	2
急切[急切]	ji2 qie4	eager; impatient	1
公务[公務]	gong1 wu4	official business	3
在身[在身]	zai4 shen1	to possess; to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)	2
添麻烦[添麻煩]	tian1 ma2 fan5	to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience	6
耽搁[耽擱]	dan1 ge5	to tarry; to delay; to stop over	7
无妨[無妨]	wu2 fang2	no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother	12
差错[差錯]	cha1 cuo4	mistake; slip-up; fault; error (in data transmission); accident; mishap	3
承担[承擔]	cheng2 dan1	to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)	13
委屈[委屈]	wei3 qu5	to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance	16
驿站[驛站]	yi4 zhan4	relay station for post horses (old)	10
辆[輛]	liang4	classifier for vehicles	4
坏人[壞人]	huai4 ren2	bad person; villain	2
亲口[親口]	qin1 kou3	one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally	4
久等[久等]	jiu3 deng3	to wait for a long time	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/150 words - 19 min
数年[數年]	shu4 nian2	several years; many years	3
廓[廓]	kuo4	big; empty; open	57
胆敢[膽敢]	dan3 gan3	to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)	5
来自[來自]	lai2 zi4	to come from (a place); From: (in email header)	4
罗网[羅網]	luo2 wang3	net; fishing net; bird net	1
邀[邀]	yao1	to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek	5
诈[詐]	zha4	to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff	4
项[項]	xiang4	back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc	1
人头[人頭]	ren2 tou2	person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)	7
值钱[值錢]	zhi2 qian2	valuable; costly; expensive	2
有去无回[有去無回]	you3 qu4 wu2 hui2	gone forever (idiom)	2
活命[活命]	huo2 ming4	life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living	7
秘笈[秘笈]	mi4 ji2	secret book or collection of books	2
理解[理解]	li3 jie3	to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding	6
皇太子[皇太子]	huang2 tai4 zi3	crown prince	11
赴[赴]	fu4	to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc)	3
击[擊]	ji1	to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2]	16
形势[形勢]	xing2 shi4	circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
与其[與其]	yu3 qi2	rather than...; 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] A 不如[bu4 ru2] B (rather than A, better to B)	8
灭亡[滅亡]	mie4 wang2	to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate	1
地形[地形]	di4 xing2	topography; terrain; landform	1
忠心耿耿[忠心耿耿]	zhong1 xin1 geng3 geng3	loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true	2
容[容]	rong2	to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance	6
厥[厥]	jue2	to faint; to lose consciousness; his; her; its; their	2
词[詞]	ci2	word; statement; speech; lyrics; CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2]; CL:首[shou3]	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/175 words - 21 min
口口声声[口口聲聲]	kou3 kou5 sheng1 sheng1	to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again	2
忠心[忠心]	zhong1 xin1	good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication	9
背地里[背地裡]	bei4 di4 li5	behind sb's back	1
搜寻[搜尋]	sou1 xun2	to search; to look for	3
铁石[鐵石]	tie3 shi2	iron and stone	2
铸[鑄]	zhu4	to cast or found metals	1
兵器[兵器]	bing1 qi4	weaponry; weapons; arms	3
进贡[進貢]	jin4 gong4	to offer tribute; to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain	3
新朝[新朝]	Xin1 chao2	the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han	1
动心[動心]	dong4 xin1	to be moved; to be tempted	2
价码[價碼]	jia4 ma3	price tag	1
助[助]	zhu4	to help; to assist	18
区区[區區]	qu1 qu1	insignificant; trifling; merely	4
战马[戰馬]	zhan4 ma3	warhorse	7
激动[激動]	ji1 dong4	to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite	3
无穷无尽[無窮無盡]	wu2 qiong2 wu2 jin4	endless; boundless; infinite	1
实力[實力]	shi2 li4	strength	5
自立[自立]	zi4 li4	independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself	1
即便[即便]	ji2 bian4	even if; even though; right away; immediately	22
一时[一時]	yi1 shi2	a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time	19
扶持[扶持]	fu2 chi2	to help; to assist	2
抗衡[抗衡]	kang4 heng2	contend against	3
取而代之[取而代之]	qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1	to substitute for sb; to remove and replace	1
听命[聽命]	ting1 ming4	to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs	9
延[延]	yan2	to prolong; to extend; to delay	43
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/200 words - 24 min
狗贼[狗賊]	gou3 zei2	(insult) brigand; swindler	2
休想[休想]	xiu1 xiang3	don't think (that); don't imagine (that)	7
跟上[跟上]	gen1 shang4	to catch up with; to keep pace with	11
摸清[摸清]	mo1 qing1	to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain	2
驻扎[駐紮]	zhu4 zha1	to station; to garrison (troops)	3
地点[地點]	di4 dian3	place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
落地[落地]	luo4 di4	to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land	2
巾[巾]	jin1	towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old); Kangxi radical 50	2
联系[聯繫]	lian2 xi4	connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch	10
何人[何人]	he2 ren2	who	22
紧急[緊急]	jin3 ji2	urgent; emergency	8
呈报[呈報]	cheng2 bao4	to (submit a) report	2
动手[動手]	dong4 shou3	to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch	20
想得美[想得美]	xiang3 de2 mei3	in your dreams!; as if!; You wish!; I wish that were so	1
过目[過目]	guo4 mu4	to look over	4
钧[鈞]	jun1	30 catties; great; your (honorific)	3
鉴[鑑]	jian4	example; mirror; to view; reflection; to reflect; to inspect; to warn; (ancient bronze mirror)	9
门生[門生]	men2 sheng1	disciple; student (of a famous master)	1
掌[掌]	zhang3	palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield	5
转交[轉交]	zhuan3 jiao1	to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else	2
败[敗]	bai4	to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither	23
别无他法[別無他法]	bie2 wu2 ta1 fa3	there is no alternative	4
依[依]	yi1	to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of	12
唯有[唯有]	wei2 you3	only	5
联合[聯合]	lian2 he2	to combine; to join; unite; alliance	7
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/225 words - 27 min
责备[責備]	ze2 bei4	to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach	1
冲动[衝動]	chong1 dong4	to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge	8
鲁莽[魯莽]	lu3 mang3	hot-headed; impulsive; reckless	4
看护[看護]	kan1 hu4	to nurse; to look after; to watch over; (old) hospital nurse	1
奸人[奸人]	jian1 ren2	crafty scoundrel; villain	2
背影[背影]	bei4 ying3	rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object)	1
落寞[落寞]	luo4 mo4	lonely; desolate	1
心事[心事]	xin1 shi4	a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1]	5
赏月[賞月]	shang3 yue4	to admire the full moon	3
因[因]	yin1	cause; reason; because	16
路过[路過]	lu4 guo4	to pass by or through	6
高攀[高攀]	gao1 pan1	social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class	1
枝[枝]	zhi1	branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc	1
般[般]	ban1	sort; kind; class; way; manner	5
意气风发[意氣風發]	yi4 qi4 feng1 fa1	high-spirited; full of mettle	1
猜疑[猜疑]	cai1 yi2	to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious; misgivings	1
顾忌[顧忌]	gu4 ji4	to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple	5
不问[不問]	bu4 wen4	to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off	9
来路[來路]	lai2 lu4	incoming road; origin; past history	2
过往[過往]	guo4 wang3	to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous	2
可好[可好]	ke3 hao3	good or not?; luckily; fortuitously	9
月亮[月亮]	yue4 liang5	the moon	8
别扭[彆扭]	bie4 niu5	awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche	1
团圆[團圓]	tuan2 yuan2	to have a reunion	4
象征[象徵]	xiang4 zheng1	emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/250 words - 32 min
异乡[異鄉]	yi4 xiang1	foreign land; a place far from home	4
夜色[夜色]	ye4 se4	night scene; the dim light of night	4
商人[商人]	shang1 ren2	merchant; businessman	5
景色[景色]	jing3 se4	scenery; scene; landscape; view	1
瞧[瞧]	qiao2	to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit	41
夜空[夜空]	ye4 kong1	night sky	1
美丽[美麗]	mei3 li4	beautiful	3
天命[天命]	Tian1 ming4	Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span	2
人为[人為]	ren2 wei2	artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort	3
事在人为[事在人為]	shi4 zai4 ren2 wei2	the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.	1
失言[失言]	shi1 yan2	slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret	2
作为[作為]	zuo4 wei2	one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be	27
刀枪[刀槍]	dao1 qiang1	sword and spear; weapons	3
骑射[騎射]	qi2 she4	equestrian archery; riding and shooting	5
矫健[矯健]	jiao3 jian4	strong and healthy; vigorous	1
师从[師從]	shi1 cong2	to study under (a teacher)	2
苦练[苦練]	ku3 lian4	to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears	1
本领[本領]	ben3 ling3	skill; ability; capability; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	3
天赋[天賦]	tian1 fu4	gift; innate skill	1
歇息[歇息]	xie1 xi5	to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep	12
物归原主[物歸原主]	wu4 gui1 yuan2 zhu3	to return something to its rightful owner	2
口气[口氣]	kou3 qi4	tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone	5
没意思[沒意思]	mei2 yi4 si5	boring; of no interest	6
肉[肉]	rou4	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130	6
深夜[深夜]	shen1 ye4	very late at night	5
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/275 words - 33 min
对抗[對抗]	dui4 kang4	to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation	2
视[視]	shi4	to look at; to regard; to inspect	7
己[己]	ji3	self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa	7
悉心[悉心]	xi1 xin1	to put one's heart (and soul) into sth; with great care	2
看在眼里[看在眼裡]	kan4 zai4 yan3 li5	to observe; to take it all in	3
各种[各種]	ge4 zhong3	every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds	1
势力[勢力]	shi4 li5	power; (ability to) influence	2
虎视眈眈[虎視眈眈]	hu3 shi4 dan1 dan1	to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom); to eye covetously	1
涉[涉]	she4	to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical)	162
环[環]	huan2	ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in	1
伺[伺]	si4	to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy	1
明辨[明辨]	ming2 bian4	to discern; to distinguish clearly	1
人心[人心]	ren2 xin1	popular feeling; the will of the people	16
善恶[善惡]	shan4 e4	good and evil; good versus evil	1
应对[應對]	ying4 dui4	response; to answer; to reply	7
得当[得當]	de2 dang4	appropriate; suitable	1
有心人[有心人]	you3 xin1 ren2	resolute person; person with aspirations; people who feel; people who use their heads	3
蛊惑[蠱惑]	gu3 huo4	to entice; to lead astray	5
踏[踏]	ta4	to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot	5
歧途[歧途]	qi2 tu2	fork in a road; wrong road	1
危害[危害]	wei1 hai4	to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; harmful effect; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
乏[乏]	fa2	short of; tired	2
利弊[利弊]	li4 bi4	pros and cons; merits and drawbacks; advantages and disadvantages	1
得失[得失]	de2 shi1	gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits	2
明镜[明鏡]	ming2 jing4	mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/300 words - 37 min
世事[世事]	shi4 shi4	affairs of life; things of the world	3
当断则断[當斷則斷]	dang1 duan4 ze2 duan4	to make a decision when it's time to decide	2
是否[是否]	shi4 fou3	whether (or not); if; is or isn't	20
傍晚[傍晚]	bang4 wan3	in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk	1
带上[帶上]	dai4 shang4	to take along with one	10
托付[托付]	tuo1 fu4	to entrust	4
撞见[撞見]	zhuang4 jian4	to meet by accident	2
方面[方面]	fang1 mian4	respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
自称[自稱]	zi4 cheng1	to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title	2
欲求[欲求]	yu4 qiu2	to desire; wants; appetites	1
呈[呈]	cheng2	to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)	4
惊慌[驚慌]	jing1 huang1	to panic; to be alarmed	2
撒野[撒野]	sa1 ye3	to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously	1
束手就擒[束手就擒]	shu4 shou3 jiu4 qin2	hands tied and waiting to be captured	1
弃[棄]	qi4	to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away	11
岌岌可危[岌岌可危]	ji2 ji2 ke3 wei1	imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis	2
坐以待毙[坐以待斃]	zuo4 yi3 dai4 bi4	to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate	4
简直[簡直]	jian3 zhi2	simply; at all; practically	12
一派胡言[一派胡言]	yi1 pai4 hu2 yan2	a bunch of nonsense	4
探子[探子]	tan4 zi5	intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil	6
王爷[王爺]	wang2 ye5	prince; marquis; nobleman	2
筹备[籌備]	chou2 bei4	preparations; to get ready for sth	1
违逆[違逆]	wei2 ni4	to disobey; to defy an edict; to violate; to go against; to run counter to	1
只好[只好]	zhi3 hao3	without any better option; to have to; to be forced to	6
上路[上路]	shang4 lu4	to start on a journey; to be on one's way	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/325 words - 40 min
既有[既有]	ji4 you3	existing	2
憾[憾]	han4	regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)	2
会合[會合]	hui4 he2	to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence	10
避开[避開]	bi4 kai1	to avoid; to evade; to keep away from	3
凭空[憑空]	ping2 kong1	baseless (lie); without foundation	1
诬陷[誣陷]	wu1 xian4	to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb	5
何妨[何妨]	he2 fang2	what harm is there in (doing sth)	3
时时[時時]	shi2 shi2	often; constantly	3
贴身[貼身]	tie1 shen1	worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc)	4
稍[稍]	shao1	somewhat; a little	9
异议[異議]	yi4 yi4	objection; dissent	1
命令[命令]	ming4 ling4	order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	30
书信[書信]	shu1 xin4	letter; epistle	6
告知[告知]	gao4 zhi1	to inform	3
下落[下落]	xia4 luo4	whereabouts; to drop; to fall	10
以免[以免]	yi3 mian3	in order to avoid; so as not to	5
大门[大門]	da4 men2	entrance; door; gate; large and influential family	2
护卫[護衛]	hu4 wei4	to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times)	9
万全[萬全]	wan4 quan2	absolutely safe; surefire; thorough	4
伍[伍]	wu3	squad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)	1
惹人注意[惹人注意]	re3 ren2 zhu4 yi4	to attract attention	1
拖住[拖住]	tuo1 zhu4	to hold up; to hinder; to stall	4
家伙[傢伙]	jia1 huo5	variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]	17
逛[逛]	guang4	to stroll; to visit	5
不等[不等]	bu4 deng3	unequal; varied	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep06/344 words - 42 min
摔[摔]	shuai1	to throw down; to fall; to drop and break	12
苍天[蒼天]	cang1 tian1	firmament	2
劫[劫]	jie2	to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]	19
恨不能[恨不能]	hen4 bu5 neng2	see 恨不得[hen4 bu5 de5]	1
共同[共同]	gong4 tong2	common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative	8
御敌[禦敵]	yu4 di2	armed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor; fig. championship challenger; contender opposing champion in sporting contest	4
苟[苟]	gou3	if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily	3
在天之灵[在天之靈]	zai4 tian1 zhi1 ling2	soul and spirit of the deceased	1
慰[慰]	wei4	to comfort; to console; to reassure	2
世间[世間]	shi4 jian1	world; earth	10
起身[起身]	qi3 shen1	to get up; to leave; to set forth	1
机警[機警]	ji1 jing3	perceptive; astute; sharp; sharp-witted; vigilant; alert	1
骁[驍]	xiao1	brave; good horse; strong	4
勇[勇]	yong3	brave	8
员[員]	yuan2	person; employee; member	2
虎将[虎將]	hu3 jiang4	valiant general	1
寻求[尋求]	xun2 qiu2	to seek; to look for	5
庇护[庇護]	bi4 hu4	asylum; shelter; to shield; to put under protection; to take under one's wing	2
臂[臂]	bi4	arm	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/25 words - 2 min
庇佑[庇佑]	bi4 you4	to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine)	4
四面楚歌[四面楚歌]	si4 mian4 Chu3 ge1	lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help	2
分散[分散]	fen1 san4	to scatter; to disperse; to distribute	2
镇守[鎮守]	zhen4 shou3	(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect	5
四方[四方]	si4 fang1	four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere	28
攻其不备[攻其不備]	gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4	see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4]	2
临[臨]	lin2	to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	2
蒲[蒲]	pu2	refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis; common cattail; bullrush	2
绛[絳]	jiang4	purple-red	1
潼关[潼關]	Tong2 guan1	Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi	1
盈[盈]	ying2	full; filled; surplus	1
旬[旬]	xun2	ten days; ten years; full period	1
龙[龍]	long2	dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial	3
凤[鳳]	feng4	phoenix	1
质[質]	zhi4	character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]	2
血脉[血脈]	xue4 mai4	blood vessels	4
孬种[孬種]	nao1 zhong3	coward; useless scoundrel	1
京城[京城]	jing1 cheng2	capital of a country	3
状况[狀況]	zhuang4 kuang4	condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
正是[正是]	zheng4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as	18
为此[為此]	wei4 ci3	for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end	1
予[予]	yu3	to give	8
震骇[震駭]	zhen4 hai4	to astonish; to horrify	1
京师[京師]	jing1 shi1	capital of a country (literary)	1
危及[危及]	wei1 ji2	to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/50 words - 5 min
匡[匡]	kuang1	to rectify	1
扶[扶]	fu2	to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help	8
典[典]	dian3	canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn	3
朝纲[朝綱]	chao2 gang1	laws and discipline of imperial court	1
准[准]	zhun3	to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of	4
奉行[奉行]	feng4 xing2	to pursue (a course, a policy)	2
实[實]	shi2	real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely	10
燃眉之急[燃眉之急]	ran2 mei2 zhi1 ji2	lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency	1
匆忙[匆忙]	cong1 mang2	hasty; hurried	7
筹措[籌措]	chou2 cuo4	to raise (money)	1
军备[軍備]	jun1 bei4	(military) arms; armaments	1
继[繼]	ji4	to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards	1
乏力[乏力]	fa2 li4	lacking in strength; weak; feeble	1
出手[出手]	chu1 shou3	to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task	3
前厅[前廳]	qian2 ting1	anteroom; vestibule; lobby (of a hotel etc)	2
等候[等候]	deng3 hou4	to wait; to wait for	10
大计[大計]	da4 ji4	large scale program of lasting importance; project of paramount importance; to think big; annual national audit	2
趁机[趁機]	chen4 ji1	to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation	6
拿下[拿下]	na2 xia4	to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)	24
示[示]	shi4	to show; to reveal	7
休[休]	xiu1	to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't	15
共[共]	gong4	common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party	11
就地[就地]	jiu4 di4	locally; on the spot	5
投降[投降]	tou2 xiang2	to surrender; surrender	18
谋反[謀反]	mou2 fan3	to plot a rebellion; to conspire against the state	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/75 words - 7 min
择[擇]	ze2	to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]	2
栖[棲]	qi1	to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay	1
俎[俎]	zu3	a stand for food at sacrifice	1
眼睁睁[眼睜睜]	yan3 zheng1 zheng1	to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly	7
缺[缺]	que1	deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	4
人命[人命]	ren2 ming4	human life; CL:條|条[tiao2]	6
祭祀[祭祀]	ji4 si4	to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors	1
魏征[魏徵]	Wei4 Zheng1	Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书	2
征[徵]	zheng1	to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence	3
乃东[乃東]	Nai3 dong1	Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet	2
肱[肱]	gong1	upper arm; arm	1
臣属[臣屬]	chen2 shu3	official in feudal court; subject	1
寒心[寒心]	han2 xin1	disillusioned; bitterly disappointed; terrified	1
生出[生出]	sheng1 chu1	to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce	4
软骨[軟骨]	ruan3 gu3	cartilage	2
乱臣贼子[亂臣賊子]	luan4 chen2 zei2 zi3	rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel	1
谈论[談論]	tan2 lun4	to discuss; to talk about	1
天地[天地]	tian1 di4	heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity	10
临终[臨終]	lin2 zhong1	approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave	3
地牢[地牢]	di4 lao2	prison; dungeon	5
看管[看管]	kan1 guan3	to look after	7
疑[疑]	yi2	to doubt; to suspect	8
况且[況且]	kuang4 qie3	moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore	10
计划[計劃]	ji4 hua4	plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	26
十分[十分]	shi2 fen1	very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts	8
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/100 words - 16 min
养伤[養傷]	yang3 shang1	to heal a wound; to recuperate (from an injury)	1
住处[住處]	zhu4 chu4	residence; dwelling; dwelling place	2
一早[一早]	yi1 zao3	early in the morning; at dawn	5
眼线[眼線]	yan3 xian4	informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line	2
人马[人馬]	ren2 ma3	men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur	17
究竟[究竟]	jiu1 jing4	to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result	43
不妥[不妥]	bu4 tuo3	not proper; inappropriate	3
系上[繫上]	ji4 shang5	to tie on; to buckle up; to fasten	1
直觉[直覺]	zhi2 jue2	intuition	2
依靠[依靠]	yi1 kao4	to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on	4
谋略[謀略]	mou2 lu:e4	stratagem; strategy; resourcefulness	3
填[填]	tian2	to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in	1
车队[車隊]	che1 dui4	motorcade; fleet; CL:列[lie4]	1
惧[懼]	ju4	to fear	11
难为情[難為情]	nan2 wei2 qing2	embarrassed	1
流血[流血]	liu2 xue4	to bleed; to shed blood	6
流泪[流淚]	liu2 lei4	to shed tears	1
逞强[逞強]	cheng3 qiang2	to show off; to try to be brave	4
宵禁[宵禁]	xiao1 jin4	night curfew	8
烦心事[煩心事]	fan2 xin1 shi4	trouble; worry	1
比起[比起]	bi3 qi3	compared with	7
烦人[煩人]	fan2 ren2	to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome	1
这天[這天]	zhe4 tian1	today; this day	10
指望[指望]	zhi3 wang4	to hope for sth; to count on; hope	4
外袍[外袍]	wai4 pao2	robe	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/125 words - 18 min
好些[好些]	hao3 xie1	a good deal of; quite a lot	6
心爱[心愛]	xin1 ai4	beloved	2
满嘴[滿嘴]	man3 zui3	a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc)	1
胡吣[胡唚]	hu2 qin4	to talk provokingly or nonsensically	2
老朋友[老朋友]	lao3 peng2 you5	old friend; (slang) period; menstruation	2
习[習]	xi2	to practice; to study; habit	3
冰释前嫌[冰釋前嫌]	bing1 shi4 qian2 xian2	to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet	1
自然而然[自然而然]	zi4 ran2 er2 ran2	involuntary; automatically	2
柔和[柔和]	rou2 he2	gentle; soft	1
包容[包容]	bao1 rong2	to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance; to contain; to hold; inclusive	3
万物[萬物]	wan4 wu4	all living things	3
则[則]	ze2	(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items	4
似[似]	si4	to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than	5
愈发[愈發]	yu4 fa1	all the more; increasingly	2
熊熊[熊熊]	xiong2 xiong2	raging; flaming	1
燃烧[燃燒]	ran2 shao1	to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming	1
灼伤[灼傷]	zhuo2 shang1	a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc); to burn (the skin etc); (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb)	1
强行[強行]	qiang2 xing2	to do sth by force	2
灰[灰]	hui1	ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected	1
烬[燼]	jin4	ashes; embers	1
养父[養父]	yang3 fu4	foster father; adoptive father	1
分开[分開]	fen1 kai1	to separate; to part	9
大半夜[大半夜]	da4 ban4 ye4	the middle of the night	2
拐弯抹角[拐彎抹角]	guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3	lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush	3
开导[開導]	kai1 dao3	to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/150 words - 22 min
久留[久留]	jiu3 liu2	to stay for a long time	6
尽早[儘早]	jin3 zao3	as early as possible	4
动静[動靜]	dong4 jing4	(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness	9
加上[加上]	jia1 shang4	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that	3
太平[太平]	tai4 ping2	peace and security	9
关隘[關隘]	guan1 ai4	mountain pass	1
迟早[遲早]	chi2 zao3	sooner or later	9
殃及[殃及]	yang1 ji2	to bring disaster to	1
池[池]	chi2	pond; reservoir; moat	4
自保[自保]	zi4 bao3	to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation	3
一本正经[一本正經]	yi1 ben3 zheng4 jing1	in deadly earnest; deadpan	2
蛮[蠻]	man2	barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless	1
好笑[好笑]	hao3 xiao4	laughable; funny; ridiculous	3
孤男寡女[孤男寡女]	gu1 nan2 gua3 nu:3	a single man and a single woman; bachelors; a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting)	1
绣[繡]	xiu4	to embroider; embroidery	46
兔[兔]	tu4	rabbit	10
红色[紅色]	hong2 se4	red (color); revolutionary	2
绿色[綠色]	lu:4 se4	green	2
兔子[兔子]	tu4 zi5	hare; rabbit; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	9
草地[草地]	cao3 di4	lawn; meadow; sod; turf; CL:片[pian4]	2
礼貌[禮貌]	li3 mao4	courtesy; manners	3
冰冷[冰冷]	bing1 leng3	ice-cold	1
聋[聾]	long2	deaf	2
至今[至今]	zhi4 jin1	so far; to this day; until now	10
莫名其妙[莫名其妙]	mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4	(idiom) baffling; inexplicable	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/175 words - 28 min
地带[地帶]	di4 dai4	zone; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
过夜[過夜]	guo4 ye4	to spend the night; overnight	1
约会[約會]	yue1 hui4	appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet	1
正事[正事]	zheng4 shi4	one's proper business	4
诚信[誠信]	cheng2 xin4	genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity	4
国色天香[國色天香]	guo2 se4 tian1 xiang1	national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty	1
公子[公子]	gong1 zi3	son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific)	4
美人[美人]	mei3 ren2	beauty; belle	6
接着[接著]	jie1 zhe5	to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn	7
大爷[大爺]	da4 ye5	(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man	2
坏死[壞死]	huai4 si3	necrosis	1
盛气凌人[盛氣凌人]	sheng4 qi4 ling2 ren2	overbearing; arrogant bully	2
模样[模樣]	mu2 yang4	look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4]	12
豪华[豪華]	hao2 hua2	luxurious	1
招摇[招搖]	zhao1 yao2	to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off	1
总算[總算]	zong3 suan4	at long last; finally; on the whole	12
脑子[腦子]	nao3 zi5	brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]	9
吾[吾]	wu2	I; my (old)	7
诸事[諸事]	zhu1 shi4	everything; every matter	5
率[率]	lu:4	rate; frequency	12
率[率]	shuai4	to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually	12
州[州]	zhou1	prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)	330
襄[襄]	xiang1	to help; to assist; mutual assistance; to rush into or up; to raise or hold up; high; tall; old variant of 欀; chariot horse (old); change (old)	7
条件[條件]	tiao2 jian4	condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4]	12
拆开[拆開]	chai1 kai1	to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick	2
摇[搖]	yao2	to shake; to rock; to row; to crank	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/200 words - 33 min
难看[難看]	nan2 kan4	ugly; unsightly	3
专[專]	zhuan1	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized	1
啃[啃]	ken3	to gnaw; to nibble; to bite	2
骨头[骨頭]	gu3 tou5	bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness	5
背叛[背叛]	bei4 pan4	to betray	19
产生[產生]	chan3 sheng1	to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield	2
借助[借助]	jie4 zhu4	to draw support from; with the help of	3
差池[差池]	cha1 chi2	mistake; error; mishap	3
草木皆兵[草木皆兵]	cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1	lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy; to feel beleaguered	1
提高[提高]	ti2 gao1	to raise; to increase; to improve	1
鸡蛋[雞蛋]	ji1 dan4	(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]	1
篮子[籃子]	lan2 zi5	basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
牵[牽]	qian1	to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in	7
凭什么[憑什麼]	ping2 shen2 me5	(spoken) why?; for which reason?	7
灰溜溜[灰溜溜]	hui1 liu1 liu1	dull gray; gloomy; dejected; crestfallen; with one's tail between one's legs	1
跑掉[跑掉]	pao3 diao4	to run away; to take to one's heels	2
耽误[耽誤]	dan1 wu5	to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with	9
滚开[滾開]	gun3 kai1	to boil (of liquid); boiling hot; Get out!; Go away!; fuck off (rude)	3
听候[聽候]	ting1 hou4	to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)	2
信号[信號]	xin4 hao4	signal	4
弹[彈]	dan4	crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball	2
弹[彈]	tan2	to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)	2
行动[行動]	xing2 dong4	operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile	10
交易[交易]	jiao1 yi4	(business) transaction; business deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3]	13
交出[交出]	jiao1 chu1	to hand over	9
偷看[偷看]	tou1 kan4	to peep; to peek; to steal a glance	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/225 words - 36 min
大意[大意]	da4 yi5	careless	2
准时[準時]	zhun3 shi2	on time; punctual; on schedule	2
做生意[做生意]	zuo4 sheng1 yi4	to do business	4
说了算[說了算]	shuo1 le5 suan4	to have the final say; to be the one in charge	6
内部[內部]	nei4 bu4	interior; inside (part, section); internal	4
不在乎[不在乎]	bu4 zai4 hu5	not to care	4
在乎[在乎]	zai4 hu5	to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]	8
两手空空[兩手空空]	liang3 shou3 kong1 kong1	empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything	1
信服[信服]	xin4 fu2	to have faith in; to believe in; to have confidence in; to respect	3
珍贵[珍貴]	zhen1 gui4	precious	1
妥善[妥善]	tuo3 shan4	appropriate; proper	2
先验[先驗]	xian1 yan4	a priori (philosophy)	1
验货[驗貨]	yan4 huo4	inspection of goods	1
盟约[盟約]	meng2 yue1	contract of alliance; oath or treaty between allies	13
达成[達成]	da2 cheng2	to reach (an agreement); to accomplish	3
能否[能否]	neng2 fou3	whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?	8
如虎添翼[如虎添翼]	ru2 hu3 tian1 yi4	lit. like a tiger that has grown wings; with redoubled power (idiom)	4
亡魂[亡魂]	wang2 hun2	soul of the deceased; departed spirit	2
奉上[奉上]	feng4 shang4	to offer	6
抵押[抵押]	di3 ya1	to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral	1
府库[府庫]	fu3 ku4	government treasury	8
钥匙[鑰匙]	yao4 shi5	key; CL:把[ba3]	2
过河拆桥[過河拆橋]	guo4 he2 chai1 qiao2	lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal	1
令牌[令牌]	ling4 pai2	(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority; (fig.) decree; directive; (computing) token	8
省得[省得]	sheng3 de5	to avoid; so as to save (money or time)	5
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/250 words - 41 min
通行[通行]	tong1 xing2	to go through; to pass through; to be in general use	2
占为己有[佔為己有]	zhan4 wei2 ji3 you3	to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)	1
并且[並且]	bing4 qie3	and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition	2
晋升[晉升]	jin4 sheng1	to promote to a higher position	1
抵御[抵禦]	di3 yu4	to resist; to withstand	4
功[功]	gong1	meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)	20
更加[更加]	geng4 jia1	more (than sth else); even more	13
荒谬[荒謬]	huang1 miu4	absurd; ridiculous	1
虑[慮]	lu:4	to think over; to consider; anxiety	7
亲耳[親耳]	qin1 er3	with one's own ears	4
调动[調動]	diao4 dong4	to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into play	7
侄[侄]	zhi2	variant of 姪|侄[zhi2]	1
占[佔]	zhan4	variant of 占[zhan4]	1
走投无路[走投無路]	zou3 tou2 wu2 lu4	to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate	2
转机[轉機]	zhuan3 ji1	(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes	1
地儿[地兒]	di4 r5	place; space	3
同伴[同伴]	tong2 ban4	companion; comrade; fellow	8
贵重[貴重]	gui4 zhong4	precious	2
小巷[小巷]	xiao3 xiang4	alley	1
后门[後門]	hou4 men2	the back door; fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure); anus	2
沟通[溝通]	gou1 tong1	to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate	1
干粮[乾糧]	gan1 liang2	rations (to take on expedition)	4
腿[腿]	tui3	leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]	17
蹲[蹲]	dun1	to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)	1
麻[麻]	ma2	generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep07/266 words - 42 min
中计[中計]	zhong4 ji4	to fall into a trap; taken in by a stratagem; cheated; ripped off	6
苦肉计[苦肉計]	ku3 rou4 ji4	the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence; CL:條|条[tiao2]	2
感动[感動]	gan3 dong4	to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving	3
限[限]	xian4	limit; bound; to set a limit (on)	1
迫[迫]	po4	to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing	1
策[策]	ce4	policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy	11
省油的灯[省油的燈]	sheng3 you2 de5 deng1	sb who is easy to deal with	1
出[齣]	chu1	variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)	1
明示[明示]	ming2 shi4	to state explicitly; to clearly indicate	1
真伪[真偽]	zhen1 wei3	true or bogus; authenticity	2
锭[錠]	ding4	(weaving) spindle; ingot; pressed cake of medicine etc; classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks	6
上等[上等]	shang4 deng3	highest quality; top-notch	2
使用[使用]	shi3 yong4	to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of	2
民间[民間]	min2 jian1	among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments	4
劣[劣]	lie4	inferior	2
晕[暈]	yun1	confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out	6
晕[暈]	yun4	dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep08/25 words - 6 min
丝[絲]	si1	silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; CL:條|条[tiao2]; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc	6
绢[絹]	juan4	thin, tough silk fabric	3
说明[說明]	shuo1 ming2	to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
鼠辈[鼠輩]	shu3 bei4	a scoundrel; a bad chap	1
关乎[關乎]	guan1 hu1	to relate to; concerning; about	2
掐死[掐死]	qia1 si3	to throttle; to choke to death	4
秘密[秘密]	mi4 mi4	secret; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
蹲守[蹲守]	dun1 shou3	to hang around keeping a watch out for sth	1
一律[一律]	yi1 lu:4	same; uniformly; all; without exception	3
说出[說出]	shuo1 chu1	to speak out; to declare (one's view)	5
面容[面容]	mian4 rong2	appearance; facial features	1
长得[長得]	zhang3 de5	to look (pretty, the same etc)	5
白白[白白]	bai2 bai2	in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white	5
受罪[受罪]	shou4 zui4	to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance	1
变脸[變臉]	bian4 lian3	to turn hostile suddenly; face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc	1
领教[領教]	ling3 jiao4	much obliged; thank you; to ask advice; (ironically or humorously) to experience; to taste	1
宁愿[寧願]	ning4 yuan4	would rather; better	3
亲眼[親眼]	qin1 yan3	with one's own eyes; personally	23
护着[護著]	hu4 zhe5	to protect; to guard; to shield	2
叙旧[敘舊]	xu4 jiu4	to reminisce; to talk about former times	3
或许[或許]	huo4 xu3	perhaps; maybe	27
想起[想起]	xiang3 qi3	to recall; to think of; to call to mind	9
故友[故友]	gu4 you3	old friend; deceased friend	11
划清[劃清]	hua4 qing1	clear dividing line; to distinguish clearly	1
界限[界限]	jie4 xian4	boundary	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep08/50 words - 11 min
上西天[上西天]	shang4 xi1 tian1	to enter heaven; to rise to the Western Paradise	1
得不到[得不到]	de2 bu4 dao4	cannot get; cannot obtain	1
果不其然[果不其然]	guo3 bu4 qi2 ran2	just as expected; told you so	2
回忆[回憶]	hui2 yi4	to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
叛乱[叛亂]	pan4 luan4	armed rebellion	9
因此[因此]	yin1 ci3	thus; consequently; as a result	5
千古罪人[千古罪人]	qian1 gu3 zui4 ren2	sb condemned by history (idiom)	1
门口[門口]	men2 kou3	doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]	12
行李[行李]	xing2 li5	luggage; CL:件[jian4]	1
悬崖[懸崖]	xuan2 ya2	precipice; overhanging cliff	2
自始至终[自始至終]	zi4 shi3 zhi4 zhong1	from start to finish (idiom)	3
设计[設計]	she4 ji4	plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
心绪[心緒]	xin1 xu4	state of mind; mood	1
屈服[屈服]	qu1 fu2	to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over	3
身陷囹圄[身陷囹圄]	shen1 xian4 ling2 yu3	thrown into prison; behind bars	2
皮[皮]	pi2	leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty	6
狼子野心[狼子野心]	lang2 zi3 ye3 xin1	ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs	3
坐视不理[坐視不理]	zuo4 shi4 bu4 li3	to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)	1
结局[結局]	jie2 ju2	conclusion; ending	2
粉身碎骨[粉身碎骨]	fen3 shen1 sui4 gu3	lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom); fig. to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life	1
尾[尾]	wei3	tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish	4
乞怜[乞憐]	qi3 lian2	to beg for pity	2
申时[申時]	shen1 shi2	3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)	3
刻[刻]	ke4	quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals	11
厨子[廚子]	chu2 zi5	cook	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep08/75 words - 14 min
适可而止[適可而止]	shi4 ke3 er2 zhi3	to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can; don't overdo it; stop while you're ahead	1
有限[有限]	you3 xian4	limited; finite	1
尊重[尊重]	zun1 zhong4	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper	2
拖[拖]	tuo1	to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on	8
的确[的確]	di2 que4	really; indeed	23
随从[隨從]	sui2 cong2	to accompany; to follow; to attend; entourage; attendant	2
安然无恙[安然無恙]	an1 ran2 wu2 yang4	safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)	8
执行[執行]	zhi2 xing2	to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run	3
先前[先前]	xian1 qian2	before; previously	1
一家人[一家人]	yi1 jia1 ren2	household; the whole family	6
非要[非要]	fei1 yao4	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)	6
和气[和氣]	he2 qi5	friendly; polite; amiable	2
要死[要死]	yao4 si3	extremely; awfully	5
三长两短[三長兩短]	san1 chang2 liang3 duan3	unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death	1
宁可[寧可]	ning4 ke3	preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils	5
空口[空口]	kong1 kou3	incomplete meal of a single dish; meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine; rice without meat or vegetables	1
白话[白話]	bai2 hua4	spoken language; vernacular	1
卖命[賣命]	mai4 ming4	to throw one's life in for; to haplessly give one's life for; to sacrifice oneself torturously working for another or for a group; to pour in one's utmost effort; to shed one's last ounce of strength for	4
无稽之谈[無稽之談]	wu2 ji1 zhi1 tan2	complete nonsense (idiom)	1
唯独[唯獨]	wei2 du2	only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique	4
价值[價值]	jia4 zhi2	value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	2
投奔[投奔]	tou2 ben4	to seek shelter; to seek asylum	2
一旦[一旦]	yi1 dan4	in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day	11
动荡[動盪]	dong4 dang4	variant of 動蕩|动荡[dong4 dang4]	3
周边[周邊]	zhou1 bian1	periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep08/100 words - 25 min
群起而攻之[群起而攻之]	qun2 qi3 er2 gong1 zhi1	the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.; universally abhorrent	1
死定[死定]	si3 ding4	to be screwed; to be toast	7
乱动[亂動]	luan4 dong4	to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about	3
请便[請便]	qing3 bian4	Please do as you wish!; You are welcome to do whatever you like!; Please make yourself at home.	2
伙[伙]	huo3	meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2]); variant of 夥|伙[huo3]	3
公平[公平]	gong1 ping2	fair; impartial	4
乱来[亂來]	luan4 lai2	to act recklessly; to mess around	2
牵线[牽線]	qian1 xian4	to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate	1
勾结[勾結]	gou1 jie2	to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with	9
家破人亡[家破人亡]	jia1 po4 ren2 wang2	family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless	4
仍[仍]	reng2	still; yet; to remain	5
防身[防身]	fang2 shen1	self-protection; to defend oneself	1
听见[聽見]	ting1 jian4	to hear	16
全家[全家]	quan2 jia1	whole family	5
配合[配合]	pei4 he2	matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine	11
演戏[演戲]	yan3 xi4	to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign	2
沦陷[淪陷]	lun2 xian4	to fall into enemy hands; to be occupied; to degenerate; to submerge	4
首要[首要]	shou3 yao4	the most important; of chief importance	2
任务[任務]	ren4 wu5	mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	10
将官[將官]	jiang4 guan1	general	1
罔[罔]	wang3	to deceive; there is none; old variant of 網|网[wang3]	2
顾[顧]	gu4	to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to	9
大局[大局]	da4 ju2	general situation; present conditions	7
偷盗[偷盜]	tou1 dao4	to steal	2
不顾[不顧]	bu4 gu4	in spite of; regardless of	14
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep08/125 words - 28 min
轻重缓急[輕重緩急]	qing1 zhong4 huan3 ji2	slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority	2
只顾[只顧]	zhi3 gu4	solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect	2
私人[私人]	si1 ren2	private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique	1
天大[天大]	tian1 da4	gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous	2
得手[得手]	de2 shou3	to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed	5
废物[廢物]	fei4 wu4	rubbish; waste material; useless person	17
全城[全城]	quan2 cheng2	whole city	23
搜捕[搜捕]	sou1 bu3	to hunt and arrest (fugitives); to track down and arrest; a manhunt	2
吃不了兜着走[吃不了兜著走]	chi1 bu5 liao3 dou1 zhe5 zou3	lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom); fig. you'll have to take the consequences	1
追踪[追蹤]	zhui1 zong1	to follow a trail; to trace; to pursue	1
之上[之上]	zhi1 shang4	above	4
江湖[江湖]	jiang1 hu2	rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]); (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde; (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld	2
人士[人士]	ren2 shi4	person; figure; public figure	4
生死[生死]	sheng1 si3	life or death	16
事到如今[事到如今]	shi4 dao4 ru2 jin1	as matters stand; things having reached this stage	6
退路[退路]	tui4 lu4	a way out; a way to retreat; leeway	1
绝[絕]	jue2	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	15
离不开[離不開]	li2 bu5 kai1	inseparable; inevitably linked to	4
南下[南下]	nan2 xia4	to go down south	15
各地[各地]	ge4 di4	in all parts of (a country); various regions	3
后顾之忧[後顧之憂]	hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1	fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"	2
荣华富贵[榮華富貴]	rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4	glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth	2
谨[謹]	jin3	cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)	3
遵[遵]	zun1	to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with	1
着急[著急]	zhao2 ji2	to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]	13
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep08/150 words - 35 min
犯人[犯人]	fan4 ren2	convict; prisoner; criminal	2
肩膀[肩膀]	jian1 bang3	shoulder	2
踏实[踏實]	ta1 shi5	firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]	1
绳子[繩子]	sheng2 zi5	cord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2]	2
解开[解開]	jie3 kai1	to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)	8
点燃[點燃]	dian3 ran2	to ignite; to set on fire; aflame	5
烽火[烽火]	feng1 huo3	fire beacon (to give alarm)	5
听天由命[聽天由命]	ting1 tian1 you2 ming4	to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck	1
眨[眨]	zha3	to blink; to wink	2
丢下[丟下]	diu1 xia4	to abandon	10
得逞[得逞]	de2 cheng3	to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it	4
走狗[走狗]	zou3 gou3	hunting dog; hound; (fig.) running dog; lackey	4
做梦[做夢]	zuo4 meng4	to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream	4
战场[戰場]	zhan4 chang3	battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4]	14
见识[見識]	jian4 shi5	to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight	3
千军万马[千軍萬馬]	qian1 jun1 wan4 ma3	magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men	5
重病[重病]	zhong4 bing4	serious illness	4
从前[從前]	cong2 qian2	previously; formerly; once upon a time	16
救出[救出]	jiu4 chu1	to rescue; to pluck from danger	13
火急[火急]	huo3 ji2	extremely urgent	2
燎[燎]	liao2	to burn; to set afire	3
顺其自然[順其自然]	shun4 qi2 zi4 ran2	to let nature take its course (idiom)	1
福[福]	fu2	good fortune; happiness; luck	18
料[料]	liao4	material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess	7
印信[印信]	yin4 xin4	official seal; legally binding seal	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep08/175 words - 39 min
俱[俱]	ju4	entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; to be alike	3
投敌[投敵]	tou2 di2	to go over to the enemy; to defect	2
都尉[都尉]	du1 wei4	military rank	67
兵士[兵士]	bing1 shi4	ordinary soldier	1
驻军[駐軍]	zhu4 jun1	to station or garrison troops; garrison	3
证据[證據]	zheng4 ju4	evidence; proof; testimony	4
沈[沈]	chen2	variant of 沉[chen2]	15
拱手相让[拱手相讓]	gong1 shou3 xiang1 rang4	to bow and give way (idiom); to surrender sth readily	1
恳请[懇請]	ken3 qing3	to request earnestly	8
狼烟[狼煙]	lang2 yan1	smoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces	6
发兵[發兵]	fa1 bing1	to dispatch an army; to send troops	2
传令[傳令]	chuan2 ling4	to transmit an order	13
全军[全軍]	quan2 jun1	all-army; all-military	8
集结[集結]	ji2 jie2	to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal	10
防备[防備]	fang2 bei4	to guard against	7
幸亏[幸虧]	xing4 kui1	fortunately; luckily	5
小可[小可]	xiao3 ke3	small; unimportant; (polite) my humble person	18
地图[地圖]	di4 tu2	map; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]	7
户籍[戶籍]	hu4 ji2	census register; household register	8
帛[帛]	bo2	silk	1
全都[全都]	quan2 dou1	all; without exception	15
隐[隱]	yin3	secret; hidden; concealed; (prefix) crypto-	3
树林[樹林]	shu4 lin2	woods; grove; forest	1
停下[停下]	ting2 xia4	to stop	6
人数[人數]	ren2 shu4	number of people	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep08/188 words - 42 min
众多[眾多]	zhong4 duo1	numerous	5
难以[難以]	nan2 yi3	hard to (predict, imagine etc)	1
脱身[脫身]	tuo1 shen1	to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage	3
特殊[特殊]	te4 shu1	special; particular; unusual; extraordinary	5
布防[布防]	bu4 fang2	to lay out a defense	3
加快[加快]	jia1 kuai4	to accelerate; to speed up	5
天亮[天亮]	tian1 liang4	dawn; daybreak	2
孟[孟]	meng4	first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers	1
呼救[呼救]	hu1 jiu4	to call for help	1
吓唬[嚇唬]	xia4 hu5	to scare; to frighten	1
小伙[小伙]	xiao3 huo3	young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
伴[伴]	ban4	partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany	3
老伯[老伯]	lao3 bo2	uncle (polite form of address for older male)	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/25 words - 4 min
忤逆[忤逆]	wu3 ni4	disobedient to parents	2
作乱[作亂]	zuo4 luan4	to start a rebellion; to rise in revolt	4
求生[求生]	qiu2 sheng1	to seek survival; to possess the will to live	10
从属[從屬]	cong2 shu3	subordinate	1
身不由己[身不由己]	shen1 bu4 you2 ji3	without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself	4
将功赎罪[將功贖罪]	jiang1 gong1 shu2 zui4	to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts	1
打伤[打傷]	da3 shang1	to injure; to wound; to damage	1
安顿[安頓]	an1 dun4	to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful	4
疗伤[療傷]	liao2 shang1	healing; to heal; to make healthy again	9
治病[治病]	zhi4 bing4	to treat an illness	4
桩[樁]	zhuang1	stump; stake; pile; classifier for items	6
功劳[功勞]	gong1 lao2	contribution; meritorious service; credit	5
离去[離去]	li2 qu4	to leave; to exit	4
固[固]	gu4	hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly	5
人员[人員]	ren2 yuan2	staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
审[審]	shen3	to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)	4
好心[好心]	hao3 xin1	kindness; good intentions	9
献计[獻計]	xian4 ji4	to offer advice; to make a suggestion	1
不识好歹[不識好歹]	bu4 shi2 hao3 dai3	unable to tell good from bad (idiom); undiscriminating	1
医师[醫師]	yi1 shi1	doctor	6
同时[同時]	tong2 shi2	at the same time; simultaneously	2
大将[大將]	da4 jiang4	a general or admiral	3
不妙[不妙]	bu4 miao4	(of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring	5
弑[弒]	shi4	to murder a superior; to murder one's parent	1
看守[看守]	kan1 shou3	to guard; to watch over	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/50 words - 8 min
左[左]	zuo3	left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3]	3
庶子[庶子]	shu4 zi3	bastard; commoner son of royalty	1
捉拿[捉拿]	zhuo1 na2	to arrest; to catch a criminal	2
叛党[叛黨]	pan4 dang3	to betray one's party; to defect (from the communist party); renegade faction	1
驻[駐]	zhu4	to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)	3
后事[後事]	hou4 shi4	future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements	3
诛杀[誅殺]	zhu1 sha1	to kill; to murder	2
口供[口供]	kou3 gong4	oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition	1
稳妥[穩妥]	wen3 tuo3	dependable	2
起见[起見]	qi3 jian4	motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose	2
万分[萬分]	wan4 fen1	very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part	5
功臣[功臣]	gong1 chen2	minister who has given outstanding service	2
夜行[夜行]	ye4 xing2	night walk; night departure; nocturnal	1
平叛[平叛]	ping2 pan4	to put down a revolt; to pacify a rebellion	1
伙伴[伙伴]	huo3 ban4	partner; companion; comrade	1
不要紧[不要緊]	bu4 yao4 jin3	unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but	3
标记[標記]	biao1 ji4	sign; mark; symbol; to mark up; (computing) token	1
薰[薰]	xun1	sweet-smelling grass; Coumarouna odorata; tonka beans; coumarin	1
陶[陶]	tao2	pottery; pleased	1
浸[浸]	jin4	to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradually	1
染[染]	ran3	to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting	8
养成[養成]	yang3 cheng2	to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire	1
宫廷[宮廷]	gong1 ting2	court (of king or emperor)	1
气度[氣度]	qi4 du4	bearing; manner; presence	1
传闻[傳聞]	chuan2 wen2	rumor	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/75 words - 11 min
亦[亦]	yi4	also	17
证实[證實]	zheng4 shi2	to confirm (sth to be true); to verify	1
猜想[猜想]	cai1 xiang3	to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; to suspect	2
挽回[挽回]	wan3 hui2	to retrieve; to redeem	4
报答[報答]	bao4 da2	to repay; to requite	9
私心[私心]	si1 xin1	selfishness; selfish motives	4
首先[首先]	shou3 xian1	first (of all); in the first place	2
蠢蠢欲动[蠢蠢欲動]	chun3 chun3 yu4 dong4	to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening	1
黎民[黎民]	li2 min2	the common people; the great unwashed	2
百万[百萬]	bai3 wan4	million; millions	2
职责[職責]	zhi2 ze2	duty; responsibility; obligation	7
守护[守護]	shou3 hu4	to guard; to protect	9
一方[一方]	yi1 fang1	a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region	3
认同[認同]	ren4 tong2	to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with	2
有志[有志]	you3 zhi4	to be ambitious	1
受教[受教]	shou4 jiao4	to receive instruction; to benefit from advice	1
无处[無處]	wu2 chu4	nowhere	3
西北[西北]	xi1 bei3	northwest	7
悬[懸]	xuan2	to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation	4
夹[夾]	jia1	to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]	2
飞地[飛地]	fei1 di4	administrative enclave; land of one country enclosed within another; a salient	1
鞭长莫及[鞭長莫及]	bian1 chang2 mo4 ji2	lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence; too far to be able to help	1
好自为之[好自為之]	hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1	to do one's best; to shape up; to behave; to fend for oneself; you're on your own	4
就此[就此]	jiu4 ci3	at this point; thus; from then on	8
混蛋[混蛋]	hun2 dan4	scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch	15
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/100 words - 15 min
留意[留意]	liu2 yi4	to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of	3
应当[應當]	ying1 dang1	should; ought to	4
牙帐[牙帳]	ya2 zhang4	tent of the commanding officer; tent capital of a nomadic people	89
塔[塔]	ta3	pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座[zuo4]	62
一声不吭[一聲不吭]	yi1 sheng1 bu4 keng1	to not say a word	1
咽下[嚥下]	yan4 xia4	to swallow; to suppress	1
以北[以北]	yi3 bei3	to the north of (suffix)	1
诡计多端[詭計多端]	gui3 ji4 duo1 duan1	deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous; full of craft and cunning	1
算计[算計]	suan4 ji5	to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme	3
压[壓]	ya1	to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure	4
延误[延誤]	yan2 wu5	to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity); delay; holdup	1
不惜[不惜]	bu4 xi1	not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)	8
大路[大路]	da4 lu4	avenue; CL:條|条[tiao2]	3
小路[小路]	xiao3 lu4	minor road; lane; pathway; trail	1
赌[賭]	du3	to bet; to gamble	8
包庇[包庇]	bao1 bi4	to shield; to harbor; to cover up	2
钦[欽]	qin1	to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself	5
造反[造反]	zao4 fan3	to rebel; to revolt	4
罪人[罪人]	zui4 ren2	sinner	4
仅[僅]	jin3	barely; only; merely	7
动荡[動蕩]	dong4 dang4	unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion	1
甫[甫]	fu3	(classical) barely; just; just now	1
突围[突圍]	tu1 wei2	to break a siege; to break out of an enclosure	6
牺牲[犧牲]	xi1 sheng1	to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice	18
屡败屡战[屢敗屢戰]	lu:3 bai4 lu:3 zhan4	to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/125 words - 21 min
勇气可嘉[勇氣可嘉]	yong3 qi4 ke3 jia1	to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)	1
伏击[伏擊]	fu2 ji1	ambush; to ambush	2
惊[驚]	jing1	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	4
猎物[獵物]	lie4 wu4	prey	2
收手[收手]	shou1 shou3	to stop; to pull back	3
亏[虧]	kui1	deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that...	8
人间[人間]	ren2 jian1	the human world; the earth	5
停留[停留]	ting2 liu2	to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over	1
追回[追回]	zhui1 hui2	to recover (sth lost or stolen); to get back	2
好听[好聽]	hao3 ting1	pleasant to hear	3
交差[交差]	jiao1 chai1	to report back after completion of one's mission	4
恩断义绝[恩斷義絕]	en1 duan4 yi4 jue2	to split up; to break all ties	2
相识[相識]	xiang1 shi2	to get to know each other; acquaintance	6
动摇[動搖]	dong4 yao2	to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to	5
军法[軍法]	jun1 fa3	martial law	1
验明[驗明]	yan4 ming2	to ascertain; to identify; to verify (sb's identity etc)	1
并非[並非]	bing4 fei1	really isn't	17
奸细[奸細]	jian1 xi5	a spy; a crafty person	7
外头[外頭]	wai4 tou5	outside; out	5
做人[做人]	zuo4 ren2	to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity	3
足[足]	zu2	foot; to be sufficient; ample	10
采[採]	cai3	to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather	3
被绑[被綁]	bei4 bang3	kidnap victim; kidnapped (person)	2
拍[拍]	pai1	to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)	3
花子[花子]	hua1 zi5	beggar (old term)	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/150 words - 23 min
拐[拐]	guai3	to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; walking stick; crutch; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])	4
砍断[砍斷]	kan3 duan4	to chop off	1
乞丐[乞丐]	qi3 gai4	beggar	7
田地[田地]	tian2 di4	field; farmland; cropland; plight; extent	2
屋[屋]	wu1	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]	10
丢失[丟失]	diu1 shi1	to lose; lost	3
打斗[打鬥]	da3 dou4	to fight	2
出走[出走]	chu1 zou3	to leave home; to go off; to run away	1
返回[返回]	fan3 hui2	to return to; to come (or go) back	7
情报[情報]	qing2 bao4	information; intelligence	10
失踪[失蹤]	shi1 zong1	to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for	11
带回[帶回]	dai4 hui2	to bring back	4
送信[送信]	song4 xin4	to send word; to deliver a letter	4
兵荒马乱[兵荒馬亂]	bing1 huang1 ma3 luan4	soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war	2
边境[邊境]	bian1 jing4	frontier; border	18
尊贵[尊貴]	zun1 gui4	respected; respectable; honorable	3
天真[天真]	tian1 zhen1	naive; innocent; artless	1
纯[純]	chun2	pure; simple; unmixed; genuine	1
良[良]	liang2	good; very; very much	2
娇弱[嬌弱]	jiao1 ruo4	delicate	1
只身[隻身]	zhi1 shen1	alone; by oneself	3
当务之急[當務之急]	dang1 wu4 zhi1 ji2	top priority job; matter of vital importance	2
随行[隨行]	sui2 xing2	to accompany	1
夸下海口[誇下海口]	kua1 xia5 hai3 kou3	see 誇海口|夸海口[kua1 hai3 kou3]	1
尽管[儘管]	jin3 guan3	despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating	9
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/175 words - 26 min
向上[向上]	xiang4 shang4	upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress	1
肝脑涂地[肝腦塗地]	gan1 nao3 tu2 di4	to offer one's life in sacrifice	1
丝毫[絲毫]	si1 hao2	the slightest amount or degree; a bit	1
谢罪[謝罪]	xie4 zui4	to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault	3
记号[記號]	ji4 hao5	mark; symbol; notation; seal	1
熄灭[熄滅]	xi1 mie4	to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished	1
平定[平定]	ping2 ding4	to pacify	5
回京[回京]	hui2 Jing1	to return to the capital	3
河北[河北]	He2 bei3	Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]	6
一带[一帶]	yi1 dai4	region; district	4
痈[癰]	yong1	carbuncle	1
镇[鎮]	zhen4	to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)	5
受命[受命]	shou4 ming4	ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel	1
寇[寇]	kou4	to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe; enemy	7
兵权[兵權]	bing1 quan2	military leadership; military power	3
洗耳恭听[洗耳恭聽]	xi3 er3 gong1 ting1	to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak); we are all ears	1
非但[非但]	fei1 dan4	not only	3
反倒[反倒]	fan3 dao4	but on the contrary; but expectedly	2
造[造]	zao4	to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops	5
奇才[奇才]	qi2 cai2	genius	2
教子[教子]	jiao4 zi3	to educate one's children; godson	1
惩罚[懲罰]	cheng2 fa2	penalty; punishment; to punish	10
家法[家法]	jia1 fa3	the rules and discipline that apply within a family; stick used for punishing children or servants; traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil	1
打压[打壓]	da3 ya1	to suppress; to beat down	1
武将[武將]	wu3 jiang4	general; military leader; fierce man	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/200 words - 29 min
惶惶[惶惶]	huang2 huang2	alarmed; anxious	1
抚[撫]	fu3	to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor	2
安抚[安撫]	an1 fu3	to placate; to pacify; to appease	5
信得过[信得過]	xin4 de5 guo4	trustworthy; reliable	3
明早[明早]	ming2 zao3	tomorrow morning; tomorrow	2
怀柔[懷柔]	huai2 rou2	to conciliate; to appease	1
附[附]	fu4	to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached	1
全权[全權]	quan2 quan2	full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers	3
付给[付給]	fu4 gei3	to deliver; to pay	6
繁[繁]	fan2	complicated; many; in great numbers; abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters	1
便宜行事[便宜行事]	bian4 yi2 xing2 shi4	act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit	1
即可[即可]	ji2 ke3	equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice	2
请示[請示]	qing3 shi4	to ask for instructions	1
一去不回[一去不回]	yi1 qu4 bu4 hui2	gone forever	1
除掉[除掉]	chu2 diao4	to eliminate	3
嘴硬[嘴硬]	zui3 ying4	reluctant to admit a mistake	1
激[激]	ji1	to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	8
直肠子[直腸子]	zhi2 chang2 zi5	(coll.) forthright person	1
出力[出力]	chu1 li4	to exert oneself	1
好不容易[好不容易]	hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4	with great difficulty; very difficult	9
骡子[騾子]	luo2 zi5	mule; CL:匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2]	1
磨[磨]	mo2	to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist	1
厩[廄]	jiu4	stable; barn	1
吃白饭[吃白飯]	chi1 bai2 fan4	to eat plain rice; (fig.) to eat and not pay for it; to sponge off others; to freeload	3
有钱[有錢]	you3 qian2	well-off; wealthy	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/225 words - 34 min
包扎[包紮]	bao1 za1	to wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound)	9
憋[憋]	bie1	to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)	1
绕圈子[繞圈子]	rao4 quan1 zi5	to go around in circles; to make a detour; (fig.) to beat about the bush	1
否认[否認]	fou3 ren4	to declare to be untrue; to deny	2
参与[參與]	can1 yu4	to participate (in sth)	2
姑且[姑且]	gu1 qie3	for the time being; tentatively	3
奸商[奸商]	jian1 shang1	unscrupulous businessman; profiteer; shark; dishonest business	2
风格[風格]	feng1 ge2	style	4
通向[通向]	tong1 xiang4	to lead to	1
边界[邊界]	bian1 jie4	boundary; border	2
挨[挨]	ai1	in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to	9
挨[挨]	ai2	to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle	9
战事[戰事]	zhan4 shi4	war; hostilities; fighting	17
不断[不斷]	bu4 duan4	unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant	3
嗟[嗟]	jie1	sigh; also pr. [jue1]	1
断然[斷然]	duan4 ran2	resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely	2
再起[再起]	zai4 qi3	to arise again; to make a comeback; resurgence	2
冲突[衝突]	chong1 tu1	conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention	6
到此为止[到此為止]	dao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3	to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day	2
队伍[隊伍]	dui4 wu3	ranks; troops; queue; line; procession; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]	16
突发[突發]	tu1 fa1	to burst out suddenly; sudden outburst	3
营救[營救]	ying2 jiu4	to rescue	4
谁知[誰知]	shei2 zhi1	lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably	5
周围[周圍]	zhou1 wei2	surroundings; environment; to encompass	3
查找[查找]	cha2 zhao3	to search for; to look up	1
寻找[尋找]	xun2 zhao3	to seek; to look for	21
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/250 words - 42 min
召回[召回]	zhao4 hui2	to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)	3
问罪[問罪]	wen4 zui4	to denounce; to condemn; to call to account; to punish	3
且[且]	qie3	and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)	21
倾注[傾注]	qing1 zhu4	to throw into	1
全力[全力]	quan2 li4	with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)	6
疾[疾]	ji2	sickness; disease; hate; envy; swift	5
享[享]	xiang3	to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of	3
姐姐[姐姐]	jie3 jie5	older sister; CL:個|个[ge4]	42
渴[渴]	ke3	thirsty	2
点水[點水]	dian3 shui3	to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep	1
吃喝[吃喝]	chi1 he1	to eat and drink; food and drink	1
柔弱[柔弱]	rou2 ruo4	weak; delicate	2
孤身[孤身]	gu1 shen1	alone; lonely	7
脏[髒]	zang1	dirty; filthy	5
另觅新欢[另覓新歡]	ling4 mi4 xin1 huan1	to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex); a bit on the side	1
大户[大戶]	da4 hu4	great family; rich family; large landlord; conspicuous spender or consumer	1
香包[香包]	xiang1 bao1	a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival	4
地处[地處]	di4 chu3	to be located at; to be situated in	3
边陲[邊陲]	bian1 chui2	border area; frontier	3
荒僻[荒僻]	huang1 pi4	desolate; deserted; out-of-the-way	2
连年[連年]	lian2 nian2	successive years; over many years	1
征战[征戰]	zheng1 zhan4	campaign; expedition	14
繁忙[繁忙]	fan2 mang2	busy; bustling	2
公孙[公孫]	Gong1 sun1	two-character surname Gongsun	95
恒[恆]	heng2	permanent; constant; fixed; usual; ordinary; rule (old); one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷟)	84
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep09/253 words - 42 min
繁华[繁華]	fan2 hua2	flourishing; bustling	4
和谐[和諧]	he2 xie2	harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor	2
景象[景象]	jing3 xiang4	scene; sight (to behold)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/25 words - 2 min
风尘仆仆[風塵僕僕]	feng1 chen2 pu2 pu2	lit. covered in dust (idiom); fig. travel-worn	1
外地[外地]	wai4 di4	parts of the country other than where one is	3
出名[出名]	chu1 ming2	well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark	1
右玉[右玉]	You4 yu4	Youyu county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi	3
熏[熏]	xun1	to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume	4
鸡[雞]	ji1	fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute	7
点菜[點菜]	dian3 cai4	to order dishes (in a restaurant)	1
但凡[但凡]	dan4 fan2	every single; as long as	3
见面礼[見面禮]	jian4 mian4 li3	gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time	1
荒凉[荒涼]	huang1 liang2	desolate	1
祥和[祥和]	xiang2 he2	auspicious and peaceful	1
回见[回見]	hui2 jian4	See you later!	1
关怀备至[關懷備至]	guan1 huai2 bei4 zhi4	the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way	1
年年[年年]	nian2 nian2	year after year; yearly; every year; annually	1
老百姓[老百姓]	lao3 bai3 xing4	ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
了不起[了不起]	liao3 bu5 qi3	amazing; terrific; extraordinary	7
刺史[刺史]	ci4 shi3	provincial governor (old)	206
壶[壺]	hu2	pot; classifier for bottled liquid	2
小菜[小菜]	xiao3 cai4	appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]	1
稍等[稍等]	shao1 deng3	to wait a moment	3
模仿[模仿]	mo2 fang3	to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model	2
深得民心[深得民心]	shen1 de2 min2 xin1	to win the hearts of the people; to be popular among the masses	1
说说[說說]	shuo1 shuo5	to say sth	24
敬[敬]	jing4	to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer	17
隋[隋]	Sui2	the Sui dynasty (581-617 AD); surname Sui	72
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/50 words - 5 min
年间[年間]	nian2 jian1	in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade)	1
任职[任職]	ren4 zhi2	to hold an office or post	1
饬[飭]	chi4	keep in order; stern; to order; direct	1
墙[牆]	qiang2	wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]	3
坚[堅]	jian1	strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute	2
兵强马壮[兵強馬壯]	bing1 qiang2 ma3 zhuang4	lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom); fig. a well-trained and powerful army	2
胡人[胡人]	hu2 ren2	ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times; foreigner; barbarian	1
每每[每每]	mei3 mei3	often	2
占[占]	zhan4	to take possession of; to occupy; to take up	6
奖励[獎勵]	jiang3 li4	to reward; reward (as encouragement)	7
田[田]	tian2	field; farm; CL:片[pian4]	11
垦[墾]	ken3	to reclaim (land); to cultivate	1
无数[無數]	wu2 shu4	countless; numberless; innumerable	4
兴旺[興旺]	xing1 wang4	prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish	1
脸面[臉面]	lian3 mian4	face	3
里边[裡邊]	li3 bian5	inside	11
位子[位子]	wei4 zi5	place; seat	1
厌恶[厭惡]	yan4 wu4	to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth	1
勤王[勤王]	qin2 wang2	to serve the king diligently; to save the country in times of danger; to send troops to rescue the king	2
远远[遠遠]	yuan3 yuan3	distant; by far	4
活菩萨[活菩薩]	huo2 pu2 sa4	a living Buddha; fig. compassionate person; saint	6
地方官[地方官]	di4 fang1 guan1	local official	1
晓以大义[曉以大義]	xiao3 yi3 da4 yi4	to reason with sb; to lecture	1
存[存]	cun2	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive	12
前朝[前朝]	qian2 chao2	the previous dynasty	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/75 words - 8 min
时日[時日]	shi2 ri4	time; auspicious time; time and date; long period of time; this day	11
老成[老成]	lao3 cheng2	mature; experienced; sophisticated	1
苦涩[苦澀]	ku3 se4	bitter and astringent; pained; agonized	1
穷[窮]	qiong2	poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly	3
课[課]	ke4	subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination	1
获取[獲取]	huo4 qu3	to gain; to get; to acquire	2
说来话长[說來話長]	shuo1 lai2 hua4 chang2	start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly	6
杀手[殺手]	sha1 shou3	killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player	2
境内[境內]	jing4 nei4	within the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc); domestic	2
置身事外[置身事外]	zhi4 shen1 shi4 wai4	not to get involved; to stay out of it	4
换成[換成]	huan4 cheng2	to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into	3
着实[著實]	zhuo2 shi2	truly; indeed; severely; harshly	3
性格[性格]	xing4 ge2	nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
告状[告狀]	gao4 zhuang4	to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit	1
乱七八糟[亂七八糟]	luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1	everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens	1
保不齐[保不齊]	bao3 bu5 qi2	more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards	1
重伤[重傷]	zhong4 shang1	seriously hurt; serious injury	4
不治[不治]	bu4 zhi4	to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help	1
距离[距離]	ju4 li2	distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from	4
土[土]	tu3	earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	60
喀[喀]	ka1	(onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting	57
设[設]	she4	to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display	62
熊[熊]	xiong2	bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable	66
首领[首領]	shou3 ling3	head; boss; chief	61
欣慰[欣慰]	xin1 wei4	to be gratified	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/100 words - 11 min
屁[屁]	pi4	fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing	5
败仗[敗仗]	bai4 zhang4	lost battle; defeat	3
一举一动[一舉一動]	yi1 ju3 yi1 dong4	every movement; each and every move	1
说到[說到]	shuo1 dao4	to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for	4
巴[巴]	ba1	to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail	2
鲁[魯]	lu3	(bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)	10
弓[弓]	gong1	a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc)	2
狩猎[狩獵]	shou4 lie4	to hunt; hunting	12
桑[桑]	sang1	mulberry tree	1
娜[娜]	nuo2	elegant; graceful	172
女孩儿[女孩兒]	nu:3 hai2 r5	erhua variant of 女孩[nu:3 hai2]	1
走着瞧[走著瞧]	zou3 zhe5 qiao2	wait and see (who is right)	4
耳[耳]	er3	ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)	4
素来[素來]	su4 lai2	consistently; always (in the past and now)	3
不服[不服]	bu4 fu2	not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to	3
脚趾头[腳趾頭]	jiao3 zhi3 tou5	toe	1
退缩[退縮]	tui4 suo1	to shrink back; to cower	2
娃娃[娃娃]	wa2 wa5	baby; small child; doll	1
来犯[來犯]	lai2 fan4	to invade one's territory	1
气势汹汹[氣勢洶洶]	qi4 shi4 xiong1 xiong1	aggressive; truculent; overbearing	1
守住[守住]	shou3 zhu5	to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard	10
角[角]	jiao3	angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]	5
角[角]	jue2	role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale	5
东北[東北]	dong1 bei3	northeast	4
城防[城防]	cheng2 fang2	city defense	2
形成[形成]	xing2 cheng2	to form; to take shape	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/125 words - 13 min
互[互]	hu4	mutual	3
主公[主公]	zhu3 gong1	Your Highness; Your Majesty	97
用兵如神[用兵如神]	yong4 bing1 ru2 shen2	to lead military operations with extraordinary skill	3
代[代]	dai4	to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon	27
援兵[援兵]	yuan2 bing1	reinforcement	7
巩固[鞏固]	gong3 gu4	to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen	1
边防[邊防]	bian1 fang2	frontier defense	3
无能为力[無能為力]	wu2 neng2 wei2 li4	impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless	3
媛[媛]	yuan2	beautiful (woman)	79
寺庙[寺廟]	si4 miao4	temple; monastery; shrine	3
山贼[山賊]	shan1 zei2	brigand	7
车道[車道]	che1 dao4	traffic lane; driveway	1
受损[受損]	shou4 sun3	to suffer damage	1
车夫[車夫]	che1 fu1	cart driver; coachman	5
尸首[屍首]	shi1 shou5	corpse; carcass; dead body	1
将令[將令]	jiang4 ling4	(old) (military) a command; an order	1
上山[上山]	shang4 shan1	to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away	2
剿匪[剿匪]	jiao3 fei3	to send armed forces to suppress	1
母女[母女]	mu3 nu:3	mother-daughter	5
恩公[恩公]	en1 gong1	benefactor	6
竭力[竭力]	jie2 li4	to do one's utmost	2
在下[在下]	zai4 xia4	under; myself (humble)	10
鄙[鄙]	bi3	rustic; low; base; mean; to despise; to scorn	1
诓骗[誆騙]	kuang1 pian4	to defraud; to swindle	4
弟弟[弟弟]	di4 di5	younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	48
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/150 words - 16 min
陇西[隴西]	Long3 xi1	Longxi county in Dingxi 定西[Ding4 xi1], Gansu	4
林[林]	lin2	woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things)	5
过于[過於]	guo4 yu2	too much; excessively	8
劳累[勞累]	lao2 lei4	tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil	2
赶路[趕路]	gan3 lu4	to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on	5
窃窃[竊竊]	qie4 qie4	privately; secretly; unobtrusively	1
商议[商議]	shang1 yi4	to negotiate; discussion; proposal	9
醒来[醒來]	xing3 lai2	to waken	5
探听[探聽]	tan4 ting1	to make inquiries; to try to find out; to pry	1
婆娘[婆娘]	po2 niang2	woman (derog.)	2
拜佛[拜佛]	bai4 Fo2	to worship Buddha	1
狠狠[狠狠]	hen3 hen3	resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly	3
票[票]	piao4	ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions	1
老东西[老東西]	lao3 dong1 xi5	(derog.) old fool; old bastard	1
后路[後路]	hou4 lu4	escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver	1
栖身[棲身]	qi1 shen1	to stay at; to live in (temporarily)	2
老子[老子]	lao3 zi5	father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)	15
仁至义尽[仁至義盡]	ren2 zhi4 yi4 jin4	extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty	1
左思右想[左思右想]	zuo3 si1 you4 xiang3	to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles; to ponder	1
正面[正面]	zheng4 mian4	front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open	5
于是[於是]	yu2 shi4	thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence	2
搭车[搭車]	da1 che1	to ride (in a vehicle); to get a lift; to hitch-hike	1
好转[好轉]	hao3 zhuan3	to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement	3
和尚[和尚]	he2 shang5	Buddhist monk	1
走路[走路]	zou3 lu4	to walk; to go on foot	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/175 words - 18 min
足以[足以]	zu2 yi3	sufficient to...; so much so that; so that	4
诚心[誠心]	cheng2 xin1	sincerity	4
不忍[不忍]	bu4 ren3	cannot bear to; disturbed	2
病痛[病痛]	bing4 tong4	slight illness; indisposition; ailment	2
咳嗽[咳嗽]	ke2 sou5	to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]	1
极[極]	ji2	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top	7
走向[走向]	zou3 xiang4	direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for	2
显[顯]	xian3	to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-	1
虔诚[虔誠]	qian2 cheng2	pious; devout; sincere	1
劲[勁]	jin4	strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]	6
下车[下車]	xia4 che1	to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)	2
底下[底下]	di3 xia5	the location below sth; afterwards	6
言重[言重]	yan2 zhong4	to speak seriously; to exaggerate	5
不顾一切[不顧一切]	bu4 gu4 yi1 qie4	reckless; regardless of everything	2
遇害[遇害]	yu4 hai4	to be murdered	1
心狠手辣[心狠手辣]	xin1 hen3 shou3 la4	vicious and merciless (idiom)	2
葬[葬]	zang4	to bury (the dead); to inter	6
以及[以及]	yi3 ji2	as well as; too; and	7
照看[照看]	zhao4 kan4	to look after; to attend to; to have in care	4
巧合[巧合]	qiao3 he2	coincidence; coincidental; to coincide	6
相依为命[相依為命]	xiang1 yi1 wei2 ming4	mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent	1
母[母]	mu3	mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female	2
几经[幾經]	ji3 jing1	to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc)	2
贱[賤]	jian4	inexpensive; lowly	5
有幸[有幸]	you3 xing4	fortunately	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/200 words - 20 min
德高望重[德高望重]	de2 gao1 wang4 zhong4	a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation	1
赏罚[賞罰]	shang3 fa2	reward and punishment	1
分明[分明]	fen1 ming2	clear; distinct; evidently; clearly	6
济[濟]	ji4	to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help	8
降将[降將]	xiang2 jiang4	surrendered enemy general	1
李氏[李氏]	Li3 shi4	the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)	2
碌[碌]	lu4	laborious; small stone; to record; to tape; to write down; to hire; to employ	2
嘱咐[囑咐]	zhu3 fu4	to tell; to exhort; injunction	2
博[博]	bo2	extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble	1
功名[功名]	gong1 ming2	scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory	2
单单[單單]	dan1 dan1	only; merely; just	1
机缘[機緣]	ji1 yuan2	chance; opportunity; destiny	4
渊源[淵源]	yuan1 yuan2	origin; source; relationship	1
无家可归[無家可歸]	wu2 jia1 ke3 gui1	homeless	2
收留[收留]	shou1 liu2	to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care	10
恩人[恩人]	en1 ren2	a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else	5
驱逐[驅逐]	qu1 zhu2	to expel; to deport; banishment	4
妻[妻]	qi1	wife	11
款待[款待]	kuan3 dai4	to entertain; to be hospitable to	1
取得[取得]	qu3 de2	to acquire; to get; to obtain	1
仗[仗]	zhang4	weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle	10
岂止[豈止]	qi3 zhi3	not only; far from; more than	1
隔[隔]	ge2	to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of	2
一层[一層]	yi1 ceng2	layer	1
肚皮[肚皮]	du4 pi2	belly	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/225 words - 23 min
策划[策劃]	ce4 hua4	to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner	1
第一步[第一步]	di4 yi1 bu4	step one; first step	1
掌握[掌握]	zhang3 wo4	to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency	4
切记[切記]	qie4 ji4	remember at all costs	2
软肋[軟肋]	ruan3 lei4	rib cartilage; (fig.) weak spot; soft underbelly	2
心思[心思]	xin1 si5	mind; thoughts; inclination; mood	23
胆识[膽識]	dan3 shi2	courage and insight	2
透[透]	tou4	to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show	5
朽[朽]	xiu3	rotten	16
时局[時局]	shi2 ju2	current political situation	2
一触即发[一觸即發]	yi1 chu4 ji2 fa1	could happen at any moment; on the verge	2
用人[用人]	yong4 ren2	servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff	3
博取[博取]	bo2 qu3	to win (favors, confidence etc)	1
好事[好事]	hao3 shi4	good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead	8
防[防]	fang2	to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent	5
未知[未知]	wei4 zhi1	unknown	5
安宁[安寧]	an1 ning2	peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry	4
考量[考量]	kao3 liang2	to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration	3
小城[小城]	xiao3 cheng2	small town	1
舒[舒]	shu1	to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely	12
猛将[猛將]	meng3 jiang4	fierce general; valiant military leader; fig. brave individual	1
坚固[堅固]	jian1 gu4	firm; firmly; hard; stable	1
打下[打下]	da3 xia4	to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc)	2
攻城[攻城]	gong1 cheng2	to besiege (a town)	15
失败[失敗]	shi1 bai4	to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/250 words - 25 min
座[座]	zuo4	seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects	8
主攻[主攻]	zhu3 gong1	main assault; to focus on; to specialize in; to major in	1
期待[期待]	qi1 dai4	to look forward to; to await; expectation	4
套[套]	tao4	to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)	1
百战不殆[百戰不殆]	bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4	to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to win every fight	1
抱抱[抱抱]	bao4 bao4	to hug; to embrace	3
糖[糖]	tang2	sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]	21
糕[糕]	gao1	cake	2
明显[明顯]	ming2 xian3	clear; distinct; obvious	2
转转[轉轉]	zhuan4 zhuan5	to stroll	3
垦荒[墾荒]	ken3 huang1	to open up land (for agriculture)	2
分地[分地]	fen1 di4	to distribute land	1
不均[不均]	bu4 jun1	uneven; distributed unevenly	1
不可开交[不可開交]	bu4 ke3 kai1 jiao1	to be awfully (busy etc)	1
小事[小事]	xiao3 shi4	trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]	6
何须[何須]	he2 xu1	there is no need; why should	3
叨[叨]	dao1	garrulous	2
扰[擾]	rao3	to disturb	8
划分[劃分]	hua4 fen1	to divide up; to partition; to differentiate	1
册[冊]	ce4	book; booklet; classifier for books	2
成年[成年]	cheng2 nian2	to grow to adulthood; fully grown; the whole year	2
分派[分派]	fen1 pai4	to assign (a task to different people); to allocate	2
多余[多餘]	duo1 yu2	superfluous; unnecessary; surplus	1
政务[政務]	zheng4 wu4	government affairs	1
略知一二[略知一二]	lu:e4 zhi1 yi1 er4	slight knowledge of sth; to know very little about a subject; a smattering	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/275 words - 27 min
小官[小官]	xiao3 guan1	petty official; minor functionary	1
耳濡目染[耳濡目染]	er3 ru2 mu4 ran3	to be influenced	1
邦[邦]	bang1	country; nation; state	2
互通有无[互通有無]	hu4 tong1 you3 wu2	mutual exchange of assistance (idiom); to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; scratch each other's back	1
各取所需[各取所需]	ge4 qu3 suo3 xu1	each takes what he needs (idiom)	1
促进[促進]	cu4 jin4	to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost	1
生计[生計]	sheng1 ji4	livelihood	2
打死[打死]	da3 si3	to kill; to beat to death	12
规定[規定]	gui1 ding4	provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
及其[及其]	ji2 qi2	(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...	1
数量[數量]	shu4 liang4	amount; quantity; CL:個|个[ge4]; quantitative	1
严苛[嚴苛]	yan2 ke1	severe; harsh	1
实际[實際]	shi2 ji4	reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual	1
自行[自行]	zi4 xing2	voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-	3
判断[判斷]	pan4 duan4	to judge; to determine; judgment	5
出自[出自]	chu1 zi4	to come from	5
见笑[見笑]	jian4 xiao4	to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)	2
相比[相比]	xiang1 bi3	to compare	1
新鲜[新鮮]	xin1 xian1	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon	2
风土人情[風土人情]	feng1 tu3 ren2 qing2	local conditions and customs (idiom)	1
爱惜[愛惜]	ai4 xi1	to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly	1
人才[人才]	ren2 cai2	talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks	4
挠[撓]	nao2	to scratch; to thwart; to yield	2
省[省]	sheng3	to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department	6
省[省]	xing3	to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)	6
仁慈[仁慈]	ren2 ci2	benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/300 words - 28 min
梅花[梅花]	mei2 hua1	plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect)	1
磁[磁]	ci2	magnetic; magnetism; porcelain	1
志[志]	zhi4	aspiration; ambition; the will	4
押解[押解]	ya1 jie4	to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)	2
当场[當場]	dang1 chang3	at the scene; on the spot	2
释放[釋放]	shi4 fang4	to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge	7
瞬间[瞬間]	shun4 jian1	in an instant; in a flash	1
无影无踪[無影無蹤]	wu2 ying3 wu2 zong1	to disappear without trace (idiom)	1
极点[極點]	ji2 dian3	extreme point; pole; the origin (in polar coordinates)	1
严惩[嚴懲]	yan2 cheng2	to punish severely	2
差事[差事]	chai1 shi5	errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]	1
沿途[沿途]	yan2 tu2	along the sides of the road; by the wayside	1
囚徒[囚徒]	qiu2 tu2	prisoner	1
举[舉]	ju3	to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed	8
奇人[奇人]	qi2 ren2	an eccentric; odd person; person of extraordinary talent	2
战国[戰國]	Zhan4 guo2	the Warring States period (475-221 BC)	1
谖[諼]	xuan1	to deceive; to forget	3
焚[焚]	fen2	to burn	2
券[券]	quan4	bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds); ticket; voucher; certificate	1
市[市]	shi4	market; city; CL:個|个[ge4]	12
擅自[擅自]	shan4 zi4	without permission	4
仅仅[僅僅]	jin3 jin3	barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)	2
欠条[欠條]	qian4 tiao2	IOU; certificate of indebtedness	1
却是[卻是]	que4 shi4	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...	8
六月[六月]	Liu4 yue4	June; sixth month (of the lunar year)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/325 words - 32 min
日前[日前]	ri4 qian2	the other day; a few days ago	4
十七[十七]	shi2 qi1	seventeen; 17	1
违者[違者]	wei2 zhe3	violator	1
反坐[反坐]	fan3 zuo4	to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)	1
揭发[揭發]	jie1 fa1	to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation	1
举报[舉報]	ju3 bao4	to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce	1
禁止[禁止]	jin4 zhi3	to prohibit; to forbid; to ban	4
余党[餘黨]	yu2 dang3	remnants (of a defeated clique); rump	1
肆无忌惮[肆無忌憚]	si4 wu2 ji4 dan4	absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple	1
甜头[甜頭]	tian2 tou5	sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit	1
国[國]	guo2	country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4]	18
士[士]	shi4	member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker	12
乎[乎]	hu1	(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)	1
肉麻[肉麻]	rou4 ma2	sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise)	2
得力[得力]	de2 li4	able; capable; competent; efficient	3
避免[避免]	bi4 mian3	to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from	4
惹人[惹人]	re3 ren2	to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention)	1
嫌疑[嫌疑]	xian2 yi2	suspicion; to have suspicions	5
受审[受審]	shou4 shen3	on trial (for a crime); to stand trial	2
上天[上天]	shang4 tian1	Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away	4
伺候[伺候]	ci4 hou4	to serve; to wait upon	7
麻子[麻子]	ma2 zi5	pockmark	2
碗[碗]	wan3	bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	6
灌醉[灌醉]	guan4 zui4	to fuddle; to befuddle; to inebriate; to get someone drunk	1
门锁[門鎖]	men2 suo3	door lock	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/350 words - 37 min
洞[洞]	dong4	cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
爬[爬]	pa2	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up	6
一天到晚[一天到晚]	yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3	all day long; the whole day	1
闲逛[閑逛]	xian2 guang4	to stroll	1
可疑[可疑]	ke3 yi2	suspicious; dubious	5
惯[慣]	guan4	accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)	10
今儿[今兒]	jin1 r5	(coll.) today	5
圈[圈]	quan1	circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle	6
好玩[好玩]	hao3 wan2	amusing; fun; interesting	9
传来[傳來]	chuan2 lai2	(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive	7
需求[需求]	xu1 qiu2	requirement; to require; (economics) demand	1
大张旗鼓[大張旗鼓]	da4 zhang1 qi2 gu3	with great fanfare	1
邸报[邸報]	di3 bao4	imperial bulletin, palace report dating back to Han dynasty	2
野[野]	ye3	field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral	10
围攻[圍攻]	wei2 gong1	to besiege; to beleaguer; to attack from all sides; to jointly speak or write against sb	1
节[節]	jie2	festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4]	14
苦战[苦戰]	ku3 zhan4	bitter struggle; hard battle; arduous effort	1
牵制[牽制]	qian1 zhi4	to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops)	5
路数[路數]	lu4 shu4	social connections; stratagem; method; approach; movement (martial arts); (sb's) background story	4
不凡[不凡]	bu4 fan2	out of the ordinary; out of the common run	3
管家[管家]	guan3 jia1	housekeeper; butler; manage one's household	1
高手[高手]	gao1 shou3	expert; past master; dab hand	9
公用[公用]	gong1 yong4	public; for public use	1
察[察]	cha2	to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident	1
怎能[怎能]	zen3 neng2	how can?	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/375 words - 41 min
宵[宵]	xiao1	night	2
居[居]	ju1	to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms	8
口音[口音]	kou3 yin5	voice; accent	1
熟悉[熟悉]	shu2 xi1	to be familiar with; to know well	7
差距[差距]	cha1 ju4	disparity; gap	2
漏[漏]	lou4	to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)	1
收回[收回]	shou1 hui2	to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke	9
拥兵自重[擁兵自重]	yong1 bing1 zi4 zhong4	(of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government	2
赖[賴]	lai4	to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on	10
福泽[福澤]	fu2 ze2	good fortune	2
民风[民風]	min2 feng1	popular customs; folkways	1
多么[多麼]	duo1 me5	how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent	3
冒充[冒充]	mao4 chong1	to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as	4
同乡[同鄉]	tong2 xiang1	person from the same village, town, or province	1
谊[誼]	yi4	friendship; also pr. [yi2]	1
孟浪[孟浪]	meng4 lang4	hasty; rash; impetuous	2
处心积虑[處心積慮]	chu3 xin1 ji1 lu:4	to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating	3
不动[不動]	bu4 dong4	motionless	6
一家[一家]	yi1 jia1	the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group	4
介意[介意]	jie4 yi4	to care about; to take offense; to mind	4
主簿[主簿]	zhu3 bu4	official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China	59
副手[副手]	fu4 shou3	assistant	1
屈才[屈才]	qu1 cai2	to waste talent	1
侍[侍]	shi4	to serve; to attend upon	3
卫[衛]	wei4	to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet	12
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep10/382 words - 42 min
绪[緒]	xu4	beginnings; clues; mental state; thread	41
侍卫[侍衛]	shi4 wei4	Imperial bodyguard	20
欣赏[欣賞]	xin1 shang3	to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire	1
才华[才華]	cai2 hua2	talent; CL:份[fen4]	2
眼下[眼下]	yan3 xia4	now; at present; subocular (medicine)	35
尽心[盡心]	jin4 xin1	with all of one's heart	1
效力[效力]	xiao4 li4	effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)	7
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/25 words - 4 min
事务[事務]	shi4 wu4	(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)	2
理应[理應]	li3 ying1	should; ought to	5
司马[司馬]	Si1 ma3	Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima	30
随机应变[隨機應變]	sui2 ji1 ying4 bian4	to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic	1
境[境]	jing4	border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory	20
心力[心力]	xin1 li4	mental and physical efforts	2
显得[顯得]	xian3 de5	to seem; to look; to appear	3
别有用心[別有用心]	bie2 you3 yong4 xin1	to have an ulterior motive (idiom); a hidden agenda	1
穆[穆]	mu4	solemn; reverent; calm; burial position in an ancestral tomb (old); old variant of 默	126
子孙[子孫]	zi3 sun1	offspring; posterity	3
英明[英明]	ying1 ming2	wise; brilliant	2
东南[東南]	dong1 nan2	southeast	3
两侧[兩側]	liang3 ce4	two sides; both sides	1
两面[兩面]	liang3 mian4	both sides	2
依托[依託]	yi1 tuo1	to rely on; to depend on; support	1
地势[地勢]	di4 shi4	terrain; topography relief	3
主要[主要]	zhu3 yao4	main; principal; major; primary	5
查探[查探]	cha2 tan4	to check; to investigate; to probe (into)	3
不足[不足]	bu4 zu2	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not	7
城固[城固]	Cheng2 gu4	Chenggu County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi	1
进城[進城]	jin4 cheng2	to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)	7
城墙[城牆]	cheng2 qiang2	city wall	3
城池[城池]	cheng2 chi2	city	2
夯土[夯土]	hang1 tu3	rammed earth	1
加固[加固]	jia1 gu4	to reinforce (a structure); to strengthen	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/50 words - 8 min
各色[各色]	ge4 se4	all kinds; of every description	1
随意[隨意]	sui2 yi4	as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious	4
来往[來往]	lai2 wang3	to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with	1
充足[充足]	chong1 zu2	adequate; sufficient; abundant	1
死守[死守]	si3 shou3	to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard	2
非难[非難]	fei1 nan4	reproof; blame	1
对策[對策]	dui4 ce4	countermeasure for dealing with a situation	3
泡桐[泡桐]	pao1 tong2	Paulownia (genus)	3
故弄玄虚[故弄玄虛]	gu4 nong4 xuan2 xu1	deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated	1
面[麵]	mian4	flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless	4
分析[分析]	fen1 xi1	to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
官场[官場]	guan1 chang3	officialdom; bureaucracy	1
几岁[幾歲]	ji3 sui4	how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)	1
呛到[嗆到]	qiang1 dao4	to choke on (food etc); to swallow the wrong way	1
用光[用光]	yong4 guang1	out of (supply); spent; exhausted (used up); depleted	1
饮水思源[飲水思源]	yin3 shui3 si1 yuan2	lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Don't forget where your happiness come from.; Be grateful for all your blessings!	1
出处[出處]	chu1 chu4	source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion); origin; where sth comes from	1
原[原]	yuan2	former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	4
一共[一共]	yi1 gong4	altogether	3
结账[結賬]	jie2 zhang4	to pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 結帳|结帐	2
荷包[荷包]	he2 bao1	embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc; purse; pocket (in clothing)	52
候[候]	hou4	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days	3
伎俩[伎倆]	ji4 liang3	trick; scheme; ploy; tactic; stratagem; gimmick; ruse; trickery; skill; also written 技倆|技俩	1
兽医[獸醫]	shou4 yi1	veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet	2
理会[理會]	li3 hui4	to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/75 words - 11 min
肃[肅]	su4	respectful; solemn; to eliminate; to clean up	1
贸[貿]	mao4	commerce; trade	1
结[結]	jie2	knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)	6
正要[正要]	zheng4 yao4	to be just about to; to be on the point of	1
生意兴隆[生意興隆]	sheng1 yi4 xing1 long2	thriving and prosperous business or trade	1
前哨[前哨]	qian2 shao4	outpost; (fig.) front line	1
尽快[儘快]	jin3 kuai4	as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed	8
独揽[獨攬]	du2 lan3	to monopolize	1
头功[頭功]	tou2 gong1	first class merit	4
狼狈[狼狽]	lang2 bei4	in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.)	3
犬[犬]	quan3	dog; Kangxi radical 94	11
认定[認定]	ren4 ding4	to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with	1
无疑[無疑]	wu2 yi2	no doubt; undoubtedly	1
蠢货[蠢貨]	chun3 huo4	blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool	1
擅闯[擅闖]	shan4 chuang3	to enter without permission; to trespass	4
重地[重地]	zhong4 di4	important place; strategic location	1
烽[烽]	feng1	beacon fire	1
鼓[鼓]	gu3	drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell	8
误[誤]	wu4	mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly	9
示警[示警]	shi4 jing3	to warn; a warning sign	6
时机[時機]	shi2 ji1	fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity	11
灭顶[滅頂]	mie4 ding3	to be drowned (figurative and literal)	2
灾[災]	zai1	disaster; calamity	4
利剑[利劍]	li4 jian4	sharp sword	1
情急[情急]	qing2 ji2	anxious	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/100 words - 14 min
敌情[敵情]	di2 qing2	the situation of the enemy positions; intelligence about the enemy	2
详细[詳細]	xiang2 xi4	detailed; in detail; minute	2
一意孤行[一意孤行]	yi1 yi4 gu1 xing2	obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic	9
城楼[城樓]	cheng2 lou2	city gate tower	3
错误[錯誤]	cuo4 wu4	error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong	1
浪得虚名[浪得虛名]	lang4 de2 xu1 ming2	to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)	1
军民[軍民]	jun1 min2	army-civilian; military-masses; military-civilian	7
全心全意[全心全意]	quan2 xin1 quan2 yi4	heart and soul; wholeheartedly	1
拥护[擁護]	yong1 hu4	to endorse; to support	2
鼓声[鼓聲]	gu3 sheng1	sound of a drum; drumbeat	3
危[危]	wei1	danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. [wei2]	3
基本[基本]	ji1 ben3	basic; fundamental; main; elementary	1
寄[寄]	ji4	to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)	1
拱手[拱手]	gong3 shou3	to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive	2
突袭[突襲]	tu1 xi2	surprise attack	5
强攻[強攻]	qiang2 gong1	dominant; controlling; strong; opposite: weak, yielding 弱受; to take by storm (military)	2
惨烈[慘烈]	can3 lie4	bitter; desperate	2
伤亡[傷亡]	shang1 wang2	casualties; injuries and deaths	9
置于[置于]	zhi4 yu2	to place; to put (at or in a position); to be located	4
捷[捷]	jie2	victory; triumph; quick; nimble; prompt	6
少安毋躁[少安毋躁]	shao3 an1 wu2 zao4	keep calm, don't get excited; don't be impatient	2
之所以[之所以]	zhi1 suo3 yi3	the reason why	9
迟迟[遲遲]	chi2 chi2	late (with a task etc); slow	3
用意[用意]	yong4 yi4	intention; purpose	1
内外[內外]	nei4 wai4	inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/125 words - 15 min
暗藏[暗藏]	an4 cang2	to hide; to conceal	2
策马[策馬]	ce4 ma3	to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs	1
奔袭[奔襲]	ben1 xi2	long-range raid	1
进入[進入]	jin4 ru4	to enter; to join; to go into	8
矢[矢]	shi3	arrow; dart; straight; to vow; to swear; old variant of 屎[shi3]	3
射程[射程]	she4 cheng2	range; reach; firing range	1
范围[範圍]	fan4 wei2	range; scope; limit; extent; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
调转[調轉]	diao4 zhuan3	to reassign sb to a different job; to turn around; to change direction; to make a U turn	2
慌[慌]	huang1	to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly	8
拒马[拒馬]	ju4 ma3	cheval de frise (a type of barrier)	1
我方[我方]	wo3 fang1	our side; we	6
将士[將士]	jiang4 shi4	officers and soldiers	9
列[列]	lie4	to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row	2
敌军[敵軍]	di2 jun1	enemy troops; hostile forces; CL:股[gu3]	10
偃[偃]	yan3	to lie supine; to stop; to fall down	2
一二[一二]	yi1 er4	one or two; a few	7
蛇[蛇]	she2	snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]	3
横[橫]	heng2	horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent	1
首尾[首尾]	shou3 wei3	head and tail	1
绞[絞]	jiao3	to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn	1
连番[連番]	lian2 fan1	repeatedly	3
重创[重創]	zhong4 chuang1	to inflict heavy losses; to inflict serious damage	3
溃不成军[潰不成軍]	kui4 bu4 cheng2 jun1	utterly defeated	1
领土[領土]	ling3 tu3	territory	1
偏[偏]	pian1	to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/150 words - 17 min
认输[認輸]	ren4 shu1	to concede; to admit defeat	4
妄图[妄圖]	wang4 tu2	to try in vain; futile attempt	1
再度[再度]	zai4 du4	once more; once again; one more time	1
进攻[進攻]	jin4 gong1	to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports)	6
敲[敲]	qiao1	to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge	3
伏兵[伏兵]	fu2 bing1	hidden troops; ambush	3
对面[對面]	dui4 mian4	(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face	2
燃起[燃起]	ran2 qi3	to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)	2
不绝于耳[不絕於耳]	bu4 jue2 yu2 er3	(of sound) to never stop; to fall incessantly on the ear; to linger on	1
围困[圍困]	wei2 kun4	to besiege	3
当即[當即]	dang1 ji2	at once; on the spot	1
马头[馬頭]	ma3 tou2	horse's head; same as 碼頭|码头[ma3 tou2], pier	1
设有[設有]	she4 you3	to have; to incorporate; to feature	1
悄声[悄聲]	qiao3 sheng1	quietly; in a low voice	1
虚张声势[虛張聲勢]	xu1 zhang1 sheng1 shi4	(false) bravado; to bluff	1
英[英]	ying1	hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom	3
看穿[看穿]	kan4 chuan1	see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)	2
不善[不善]	bu4 shan4	bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive	5
无知[無知]	wu2 zhi1	ignorant; ignorance	2
自恃[自恃]	zi4 shi4	self-esteem; self-reliance; overconfident; conceited	4
无地自容[無地自容]	wu2 di4 zi4 rong2	ashamed and unable to show one's face	1
放在心上[放在心上]	fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4	to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart	1
冒[冒]	mao4	to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover	4
生命[生命]	sheng1 ming4	life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]	7
登[登]	deng1	to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/175 words - 21 min
报信[報信]	bao4 xin4	to notify; to inform	7
量[量]	liang2	to measure	1
量[量]	liang4	capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word	1
感佩[感佩]	gan3 pei4	to admire with gratitude	4
铜墙铁壁[銅牆鐵壁]	tong2 qiang2 tie3 bi4	copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense	2
安居乐业[安居樂業]	an1 ju1 le4 ye4	to live in peace and work happily (idiom)	2
嫌弃[嫌棄]	xian2 qi4	to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore	4
分担[分擔]	fen1 dan1	to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)	1
学习[學習]	xue2 xi2	to learn; to study	1
赶早[趕早]	gan3 zao3	as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late	1
不声不响[不聲不響]	bu4 sheng1 bu4 xiang3	wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking; taciturn	1
偷袭[偷襲]	tou1 xi2	to mount a sneak attack; to raid	7
出师[出師]	chu1 shi1	to finish apprenticeship; to graduate; to send out troops (under a commander)	1
好歹[好歹]	hao3 dai3	good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever	7
战局[戰局]	zhan4 ju2	war situation	3
陷入[陷入]	xian4 ru4	to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)	3
被动[被動]	bei4 dong4	passive	1
训练[訓練]	xun4 lian4	to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
扣[扣]	kou4	to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code	13
心里有数[心裡有數]	xin1 li3 you3 shu4	to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation	2
原原本本[原原本本]	yuan2 yuan2 ben3 ben3	from beginning to end; in its entirety; in accord with fact; literal	1
发起[發起]	fa1 qi3	to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)	2
绘制[繪製]	hui4 zhi4	to draw; to draft	1
愁眉不展[愁眉不展]	chou2 mei2 bu4 zhan3	with a worried frown	1
胜仗[勝仗]	sheng4 zhang4	victory; victorious battle	3
胜利[勝利]	sheng4 li4	victory; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/200 words - 22 min
请求[請求]	qing3 qiu2	to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
增援[增援]	zeng1 yuan2	to reinforce	2
固若金汤[固若金湯]	gu4 ruo4 jin1 tang1	secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom); well fortified; invulnerable to attack	1
强敌[強敵]	qiang2 di2	powerful enemy	2
舆[輿]	yu2	carriage; sedan chair; world	2
水深[水深]	shui3 shen1	depth (of waterway); sounding	1
原本[原本]	yuan2 ben3	originally; original	3
天然[天然]	tian1 ran2	natural	2
防线[防線]	fang2 xian4	defensive line or perimeter; CL:道[dao4]	3
兵源[兵源]	bing1 yuan2	manpower resources (for military service); sources of troops	2
派兵[派兵]	pai4 bing1	to dispatch troops	2
河岸[河岸]	he2 an4	riverside; river bank	2
自如[自如]	zi4 ru2	unobstructed; unconstrained; smoothly; with ease; freely	2
兵临城下[兵臨城下]	bing1 lin2 cheng2 xia4	soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture	2
河道[河道]	he2 dao4	river course; river channel	6
改为[改為]	gai3 wei2	to change into	2
水性[水性]	shui3 xing4	swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc); aqueous; water-based (paint etc)	1
枯水[枯水]	ku1 shui3	scarce water; low water level	6
季[季]	ji4	season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields	4
干枯[乾枯]	gan1 ku1	withered; dried up	2
阻碍[阻礙]	zu3 ai4	to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance	3
往常[往常]	wang3 chang2	habitually (in the past); as one used to do formerly; as it used to be	2
往年[往年]	wang3 nian2	in former years; in previous years	3
七月[七月]	Qi1 yue4	July; seventh month (of the lunar year)	3
偏偏[偏偏]	pian1 pian1	(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/225 words - 23 min
夏[夏]	xia4	summer	2
雨水[雨水]	Yu3 shui3	Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March	1
充沛[充沛]	chong1 pei4	abundant; plentiful; vigorous	1
大约[大約]	da4 yue1	approximately; probably	1
有余[有餘]	you3 yu2	to have an abundance	3
正巧[正巧]	zheng4 qiao3	just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune	1
上游[上游]	shang4 you2	upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream	2
密林[密林]	mi4 lin2	jungle	1
军士[軍士]	jun1 shi4	soldier; noncommssioned officer (NCO)	1
阻断[阻斷]	zu3 duan4	to block; to obstruct; to intercept; to interdict	2
河流[河流]	he2 liu2	river; CL:條|条[tiao2]	2
完工[完工]	wan2 gong1	to finish work; to complete a project	1
想出[想出]	xiang3 chu1	to figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc)	5
计谋[計謀]	ji4 mou2	stratagem; scheme	3
妄言[妄言]	wang4 yan2	lies; wild talk; to tell lies; to talk nonsense; fantasy (literature)	4
智[智]	zhi4	wisdom; knowledge	1
令人[令人]	ling4 ren2	to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc)	3
佩服[佩服]	pei4 fu2	to admire	6
仓皇[倉皇]	cang1 huang2	in a panic; flurried	1
溃逃[潰逃]	kui4 tao2	to flee in disorder; defeated and in rout	1
慎[慎]	shen4	careful; cautious	1
微[微]	wei1	tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]	39
放松[放鬆]	fang4 song1	to loosen; to relax	2
思量[思量]	si1 liang5	to reckon; to consider; to turn over in one's mind	4
强盛[強盛]	qiang2 sheng4	rich and powerful	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/250 words - 24 min
可靠[可靠]	ke3 kao4	reliable	3
打法[打法]	da3 fa3	to play (a card); to make a move in a game	5
古时[古時]	gu3 shi2	antiquity	1
孙子[孫子]	sun1 zi5	grandson; son's son	2
云[云]	yun2	(classical) to say	2
凡[凡]	fan2	ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale	2
疑兵[疑兵]	yi2 bing1	troops deployed to mislead the enemy	1
敌方[敵方]	di2 fang1	enemy	1
绕道[繞道]	rao4 dao4	roundabout route; detour	2
侧[側]	ce4	the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side	1
翼[翼]	yi4	wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; old variant of 翌	1
发动[發動]	fa1 dong4	to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse	2
奇袭[奇襲]	qi2 xi2	surprise attack; raid	1
冲垮[衝垮]	chong1 kua3	to burst; to break through; to topple	1
敌阵[敵陣]	di2 zhen4	the enemy ranks	2
逐一[逐一]	zhu2 yi1	one by one	3
击溃[擊潰]	ji1 kui4	to defeat; to smash; to rout	2
轻轻[輕輕]	qing1 qing1	lightly; softly	2
气魄[氣魄]	qi4 po4	spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude	2
隋末[隋末]	Sui2 mo4	last years of the Sui dynasty; early 7th century AD	2
群雄[群雄]	qun2 xiong2	outstanding heroes; warlords vying for supremacy (in former times); stars (of sports or pop music)	1
那时候[那時候]	na4 shi2 hou5	at that time	6
年少[年少]	nian2 shao4	young; junior	1
率领[率領]	shuai4 ling3	to lead; to command; to head	3
冲杀[衝殺]	chong1 sha1	to charge	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/275 words - 26 min
可谓[可謂]	ke3 wei4	it could even be said	3
所向披靡[所向披靡]	suo3 xiang4 pi1 mi3	to sweep everything before one; to be invincible (idiom)	3
战术[戰術]	zhan4 shu4	tactics	2
略[略]	lu:e4	plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize; to omit	3
谦[謙]	qian1	modest	3
威名[威名]	wei1 ming2	fame for fighting prowess; military glory	2
远扬[遠揚]	yuan3 yang2	(fame) spreads far and wide	1
瓢[瓢]	piao2	dipper; ladle	1
夸[夸]	kua1	see 夸克[kua1 ke4]	1
幸[幸]	xing4	fortunate; lucky	3
上报[上報]	shang4 bao4	to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter	2
奏[奏]	zou4	to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)	3
日夜兼程[日夜兼程]	ri4 ye4 jian1 cheng2	to travel day and night	1
信不过[信不過]	xin4 bu4 guo4	to distrust; to be suspicious	4
谈不上[談不上]	tan2 bu5 shang4	to be out of the question	1
万无一失[萬無一失]	wan4 wu2 yi1 shi1	surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)	3
迈[邁]	mai4	to take a step; to stride	1
进一步[進一步]	jin4 yi1 bu4	one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards	1
摆脱[擺脫]	bai3 tuo1	to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself	1
影子[影子]	ying3 zi5	shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
无比[無比]	wu2 bi3	incomparable; matchless	2
投诚[投誠]	tou2 cheng2	to defect; to surrender; to capitulate	4
日月[日月]	ri4 yue4	the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood	1
昭[昭]	zhao1	bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly	1
心甘情愿[心甘情願]	xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4	delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/300 words - 31 min
把握[把握]	ba3 wo4	to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)	10
不攻自破[不攻自破]	bu4 gong1 zi4 po4	(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc); to be discredited	2
进犯[進犯]	jin4 fan4	to invade	1
防范[防範]	fang2 fan4	to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive	4
有加[有加]	you3 jia1	extremely (placed after verb or adjective)	5
鸿门宴[鴻門宴]	Hong2 men2 Yan4	Feast at Hongmen; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]	1
拂[拂]	fu2	to brush away	4
一道[一道]	yi1 dao4	together	3
来历[來歷]	lai2 li4	history; antecedents; origin	2
隐衷[隱衷]	yin3 zhong1	a secret; sth best not told to anyone; confidential information	1
无害[無害]	wu2 hai4	harmless	1
大战[大戰]	da4 zhan4	war; to wage war	2
回合[回合]	hui2 he2	one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents; round (boxing etc); rally (tennis etc); frame (billiards etc); inning; (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg; round (of negotiations)	1
刁钻[刁鑽]	diao1 zuan1	crafty; tricky	2
变化[變化]	bian4 hua4	change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
陌生[陌生]	mo4 sheng1	strange; unfamiliar	5
出奇制胜[出奇制勝]	chu1 qi2 zhi4 sheng4	to win by a surprise move	1
作战[作戰]	zuo4 zhan4	combat; to fight	6
经验[經驗]	jing1 yan4	experience; to experience	3
通力合作[通力合作]	tong1 li4 he2 zuo4	to join forces; to give full cooperation	2
解救[解救]	jie3 jiu4	to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation	1
危难[危難]	wei1 nan4	calamity	1
惶恐[惶恐]	huang2 kong3	terrified	4
迎战[迎戰]	ying2 zhan4	to meet the enemy head-on	1
权[權]	quan2	authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/325 words - 34 min
见谅[見諒]	jian4 liang4	please forgive me	2
巡[巡]	xun2	to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks	11
牧[牧]	mu4	to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)	1
交战[交戰]	jiao1 zhan4	to fight; to wage war	8
整整[整整]	zheng3 zheng3	whole; full	1
当中[當中]	dang1 zhong1	among; in the middle; in the center	5
到来[到來]	dao4 lai2	to arrive; arrival; advent	2
疏忽[疏忽]	shu1 hu5	to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness	4
恒心[恆心]	heng2 xin1	perseverance	1
说到底[說到底]	shuo1 dao4 di3	in the final analysis; in the end	2
始[始]	shi3	to begin; to start; then; only then	3
放在眼里[放在眼裡]	fang4 zai4 yan3 li3	to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to	3
忘却[忘卻]	wang4 que4	to forget	1
诚心诚意[誠心誠意]	cheng2 xin1 cheng2 yi4	earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity	1
无异[無異]	wu2 yi4	nothing other than; to differ in no way from; the same as; to amount to	1
山[山]	shan1	mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable	9
大王[大王]	da4 wang2	king; magnate; person having expert skill in something	3
争相[爭相]	zheng1 xiang1	to fall over each other in their eagerness to...	1
效仿[傚仿]	xiao4 fang3	see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]	1
无物[無物]	wu2 wu4	nothing; empty	1
颜面[顏面]	yan2 mian4	face; prestige	8
为重[為重]	wei2 zhong4	to attach most importance to	6
留宿[留宿]	liu2 su4	to put up a guest; to stay overnight	1
外传[外傳]	wai4 chuan2	to tell others (a secret); to divulge to an outsider; to be rumored	1
外传[外傳]	wai4 zhuan4	unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)	1
完了[完了]	wan2 le5	to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no	12
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/350 words - 37 min
小弟[小弟]	xiao3 di4	little brother; I, your little brother (humble)	6
放任[放任]	fang4 ren4	to ignore; to let alone; to indulge	1
惹恼[惹惱]	re3 nao3	to offend	1
油锅[油鍋]	you2 guo1	a deep fryer	1
兄长[兄長]	xiong1 zhang3	elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age	23
官职[官職]	guan1 zhi2	an official position; a job in the bureaucracy	3
家族[家族]	jia1 zu2	family; clan	4
卖主[賣主]	mai4 zhu3	seller	6
屈[屈]	qu1	bent; to feel wronged	2
生灵涂炭[生靈塗炭]	sheng1 ling2 tu2 tan4	people are in a terrible situation (idiom)	4
成全[成全]	cheng2 quan2	to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off	4
民生[民生]	min2 sheng1	people's livelihood; people's welfare	4
虚名[虛名]	xu1 ming2	false reputation	1
深受[深受]	shen1 shou4	to receive in no small measure	1
重用[重用]	zhong4 yong4	to put in an important position	1
境遇[境遇]	jing4 yu4	circumstance	1
左右[左右]	zuo3 you4	left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence	4
仇怨[仇怨]	chou2 yuan4	hatred and desire for revenge	2
翻身[翻身]	fan1 shen1	to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes	3
立足[立足]	li4 zu2	to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on	1
弃暗投明[棄暗投明]	qi4 an4 tou2 ming2	to renounce the dark and seek the light; to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one	1
为时未晚[為時未晚]	wei2 shi2 wei4 wan3	it is not too late (idiom)	1
整理[整理]	zheng3 li3	to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)	2
文书[文書]	wen2 shu1	document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat	4
做贼心虚[做賊心虛]	zuo4 zei2 xin1 xu1	to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/375 words - 39 min
问心无愧[問心無愧]	wen4 xin1 wu2 kui4	lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience	3
下属[下屬]	xia4 shu3	subordinate; underling	2
不对劲[不對勁]	bu4 dui4 jin4	not in good condition; wrong; fishy	1
迎[迎]	ying2	to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)	19
视为[視為]	shi4 wei2	to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem	1
眼中[眼中]	yan3 zhong1	in one's eyes	1
钉[釘]	ding1	nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯[ding1]	1
答复[答覆]	da2 fu4	to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)	3
迫不得已[迫不得已]	po4 bu4 de2 yi3	to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth	2
把柄[把柄]	ba3 bing3	handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb	3
在理[在理]	zai4 li3	reasonable; sensible	1
独[獨]	du2	alone; independent; single; sole; only	2
限制[限制]	xian4 zhi4	to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
权力[權力]	quan2 li4	power; authority	4
役[役]	yi4	forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle	3
发难[發難]	fa1 nan4	to rise in revolt; to raise difficult questions	3
由头[由頭]	you2 tou5	pretext; excuse; justification; reason	1
不明事理[不明事理]	bu4 ming2 shi4 li3	not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense	1
打进[打進]	da3 jin4	to breach; to invade	1
暗[暗]	an4	dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark	2
异心[異心]	yi4 xin1	disloyalty; infidelity	2
罪名[罪名]	zui4 ming2	criminal charge; accusation	2
限于[限於]	xian4 yu2	to be limited to; to be confined to	1
最善[最善]	zui4 shan4	optimal; the best	1
事无巨细[事無巨細]	shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4	lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom); fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/400 words - 41 min
信鸽[信鴿]	xin4 ge1	homing pigeon; carrier pigeon	1
虚实[虛實]	xu1 shi2	what is true and what is false; (to get to know) the real situation	3
老老[老老]	lao3 lao5	maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥	3
军师[軍師]	jun1 shi1	(old) military counselor; (coll.) trusted adviser	48
复姓[複姓]	fu4 xing4	two-character surname such as 司馬|司马 or 諸葛|诸葛	1
俘虏[俘虜]	fu2 lu3	captive	11
头脑[頭腦]	tou2 nao3	brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss	4
小人得志[小人得志]	xiao3 ren2 de2 zhi4	lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom); fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant	1
自己人[自己人]	zi4 ji3 ren2	those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us	4
抬[抬]	tai2	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry	3
一代[一代]	yi1 dai4	generation	3
名将[名將]	ming2 jiang4	famous general	1
毁[毀]	hui3	to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander	9
奸佞[奸佞]	jian1 ning4	crafty and fawning	1
健[健]	jian4	healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in	3
玩火自焚[玩火自焚]	wan2 huo3 zi4 fen2	to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences; to get one's fingers burnt	1
烧到[燒到]	shao1 dao4	to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)	2
加以[加以]	jia1 yi3	in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)	1
游说[遊說]	you2 shui4	to lobby; to campaign; to promote (an idea, a product); (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)	2
不日[不日]	bu4 ri4	within the next few days; in a few days time	2
不光[不光]	bu4 guang1	not the only one; not only	1
飞黄腾达[飛黃騰達]	Fei1 huang2 teng2 da2	lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom); fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career	1
发财[發財]	fa1 cai2	to get rich	1
遭[遭]	zao1	to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident	14
挡[擋]	dang3	to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)	9
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep11/404 words - 42 min
反叛[反叛]	fan3 pan4	to rebel; to revolt	2
候审[候審]	hou4 shen3	awaiting trial	1
胡说八道[胡說八道]	hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4	to talk rubbish	7
天理[天理]	tian1 li3	Heaven's law; the natural order of things	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/25 words - 4 min
收缴[收繳]	shou1 jiao3	to recover (illegally obtained property); to seize; to capture; to force sb to hand over sth; to levy	2
何在[何在]	he2 zai4	where?; what place?	5
识相[識相]	shi2 xiang4	sensitive; tactful	3
动粗[動粗]	dong4 cu1	to use violence (against sb); to strong-arm sb; to manhandle	2
邸[邸]	di3	residence of a high-ranking official; lodging-house	1
衙门[衙門]	ya2 men5	government office in feudal China; yamen	2
缴[繳]	jiao3	to hand in; to hand over; to seize	1
妇人[婦人]	fu4 ren2	married woman	2
少不得[少不得]	shao3 bu5 de2	cannot be avoided; cannot do without	4
团聚[團聚]	tuan2 ju4	to reunite; to have a reunion	12
扣押[扣押]	kou4 ya1	to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property	3
触[觸]	chu4	to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions	1
半生[半生]	ban4 sheng1	half a lifetime	4
妇[婦]	fu4	woman	9
风凉话[風涼話]	feng1 liang2 hua4	sneering; sarcasm; cynical remarks	1
主人[主人]	zhu3 ren2	master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]	17
无理[無理]	wu2 li3	irrational; unreasonable	2
老儿[老兒]	lao3 er2	father; husband; old man	4
老头儿[老頭兒]	lao3 tou2 r5	see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]	1
内室[內室]	nei4 shi4	inner room; bedroom	1
有劳[有勞]	you3 lao2	(polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)	11
诸位[諸位]	zhu1 wei4	(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs	9
胡说[胡說]	hu2 shuo1	to talk nonsense; drivel	11
玩笑[玩笑]	wan2 xiao4	to joke; joke; jest	3
财物[財物]	cai2 wu4	property; belongings	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/50 words - 7 min
统计[統計]	tong3 ji4	statistics; to count; to add up	2
账房[賬房]	zhang4 fang2	an accounts office (in former times); an accountant; a cashier	1
损失[損失]	sun3 shi1	loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage	7
降低[降低]	jiang4 di1	to reduce; to lower; to bring down	1
规矩[規矩]	gui1 ju5	lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved	13
笑话[笑話]	xiao4 hua4	joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock	8
缓兵之计[緩兵之計]	huan3 bing1 zhi1 ji4	delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite	1
试着[試著]	shi4 zhe5	(coll.) to try to	2
兵卒[兵卒]	bing1 zu2	soldiers; troops	1
卒[卒]	zu2	soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess	1
如臂使指[如臂使指]	ru2 bi4 shi3 zhi3	as the arm moves the finger (idiom); freely and effortlessly; to have perfect command of	1
倾尽[傾盡]	qing1 jin4	to do all one can; to give all one has	5
财帛[財帛]	cai2 bo2	wealth; money	3
议和[議和]	yi4 he2	to negotiate peace	9
自取灭亡[自取滅亡]	zi4 qu3 mie4 wang2	to court disaster (idiom); to dig one's own grave	2
指挥[指揮]	zhi3 hui1	to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]	5
大不了[大不了]	da4 bu4 liao3	at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming	3
鱼死网破[魚死網破]	yu2 si3 wang3 po4	lit. either the fish dies or the net splits; a life and death struggle (idiom)	2
冲进[衝進]	chong1 jin4	to rush in; to charge in	4
正中[正中]	zheng4 zhong1	middle; center; right in the middle or center; nub	1
险境[險境]	xian3 jing4	critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone	6
颤[顫]	chan4	to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]	1
颤抖[顫抖]	chan4 dou3	to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble	1
抖[抖]	dou3	to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world	1
不稳[不穩]	bu4 wen3	unstable; unsteady	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/75 words - 11 min
灵光[靈光]	ling2 guang1	divine light (around the Buddha); a halo; a miraculous column of light; (slang) jolly good!	2
挑选[挑選]	tiao1 xuan3	to choose; to select	2
精兵[精兵]	jing1 bing1	elite troops	1
出马[出馬]	chu1 ma3	to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring	2
囚[囚]	qiu2	prisoner	2
多时[多時]	duo1 shi2	long time	5
紧迫[緊迫]	jin3 po4	pressing; urgent	1
不慎[不慎]	bu4 shen4	incautious; inattentive	5
满盘皆输[滿盤皆輸]	man3 pan2 jie1 shu1	see 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸|一着不慎，满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1]	1
困[困]	kun4	to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute	6
成熟[成熟]	cheng2 shu2	mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]	1
悉[悉]	xi1	in all cases; know	5
号令[號令]	hao4 ling4	an order (esp. army); bugle call expressing military order; verbal command	6
副将[副將]	fu4 jiang4	deputy general	1
字条[字條]	zi4 tiao2	brief note	4
末[末]	mo4	tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man	1
郭[郭]	guo1	outer city wall	3
晖[暉]	hui1	sunshine; to shine upon; variant of 輝|辉[hui1]	4
逢[逢]	feng2	to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon	3
库[庫]	ku4	warehouse; storehouse; (file) library	24
破局[破局]	po4 ju2	to collapse (of plan, talks etc)	1
只管[只管]	zhi3 guan3	solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth)	6
阻止[阻止]	zu3 zhi3	to prevent; to block	8
开城[開城]	Kai1 cheng2	Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies	7
轻骑[輕騎]	qing1 qi2	light cavalry; light motorcycle; moped	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/100 words - 14 min
分成[分成]	fen1 cheng2	to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment	2
班[班]	ban1	team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups	1
每日[每日]	mei3 ri4	daily; (soup etc) of the day	3
夜半[夜半]	ye4 ban4	midnight	1
时分[時分]	shi2 fen1	time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支	4
袭[襲]	xi2	to attack; to inherit; classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes)	6
营地[營地]	ying2 di4	camp	10
回击[回擊]	hui2 ji1	to fight back; to return fire; to counterattack	1
撤兵[撤兵]	che4 bing1	to withdraw troops; to retreat	2
损[損]	sun3	to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to speak sarcastically; to deride; caustic; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨)	5
部分[部分]	bu4 fen5	part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
山头[山頭]	shan1 tou2	mountain top	1
勉强[勉強]	mian3 qiang3	to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough	9
和谈[和談]	he2 tan2	peace talks	4
当日[當日]	dang1 ri4	on that day	5
带领[帶領]	dai4 ling3	to guide; to lead	4
援[援]	yuan2	to help; to assist; to aid	12
震慑[震懾]	zhen4 she4	to awe; to intimidate	1
釜底抽薪[釜底抽薪]	fu3 di3 chou1 xin1	to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb	1
寻觅[尋覓]	xun2 mi4	to look for	1
隐蔽[隱蔽]	yin3 bi4	to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover	2
外人[外人]	wai4 ren2	outsider; foreigner; stranger	6
愿[愿]	yuan4	honest; prudent; variant of 願|愿[yuan4]	1
密室[密室]	mi4 shi4	a room for keeping sth hidden; secret room; hidden chamber	2
自打[自打]	zi4 da3	(coll.) since	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/125 words - 19 min
关键[關鍵]	guan1 jian4	crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal	9
瘆人[瘮人]	shen4 ren2	scary	1
看上[看上]	kan4 shang4	to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for	2
开窍[開竅]	kai1 qiao4	to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns	2
没劲[沒勁]	mei2 jin4	to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest	1
夜袭[夜襲]	ye4 xi2	night attack	4
屠[屠]	tu2	to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre	1
扑救[撲救]	pu1 jiu4	firefighting; to extinguish a fire and save life and property; to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer)	1
顶[頂]	ding3	apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc	4
帐篷[帳篷]	zhang4 peng5	tent; CL:頂|顶[ding3],座[zuo4]	7
苍蝇[蒼蠅]	cang1 ying5	housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
要命[要命]	yao4 ming4	to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying	1
倒霉[倒霉]	dao3 mei2	to have bad luck; to be out of luck	4
下面[下面]	xia4 mian4	below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]	2
时期[時期]	shi2 qi1	period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
攻防[攻防]	gong1 fang2	attack and defense; the midfield (in soccer)	1
对外[對外]	dui4 wai4	external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)	1
头领[頭領]	tou2 ling3	head person; leader	1
灯[燈]	deng1	lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]	7
来回[來回]	lai2 hui2	to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly	2
反复[反覆]	fan3 fu4	repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return	2
夜不成眠[夜不成眠]	ye4 bu4 cheng2 mian2	to be unable to sleep at night	1
达到[達到]	da2 dao4	to reach; to achieve; to attain	2
单[單]	dan1	bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
夜夜[夜夜]	ye4 ye4	every night	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/150 words - 23 min
寝[寢]	qin3	to lie down	8
焦头烂额[焦頭爛額]	jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2	lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)	1
军事[軍事]	jun1 shi4	military affairs; military matters; military	4
插翅难飞[插翅難飛]	cha1 chi4 nan2 fei1	lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape	1
贤弟[賢弟]	xian2 di4	worthy little brother	1
捣鬼[搗鬼]	dao3 gui3	to play tricks; to cause mischief	1
严防[嚴防]	yan2 fang2	to take strict precautions; on your guard	1
老小[老小]	lao3 xiao3	the old and the young; the youngest member of the family	3
历[歷]	li4	to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history	3
挖[挖]	wa1	to dig; to excavate; to scoop out	1
尺[尺]	chi3	a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]	5
监视[監視]	jian1 shi4	to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance	3
察觉[察覺]	cha2 jue2	to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect	4
包藏祸心[包藏禍心]	bao1 cang2 huo4 xin1	to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice	1
图谋[圖謀]	tu2 mou2	to conspire	3
刑房[刑房]	xing2 fang2	office of punishment; torture chamber (esp. unofficial)	1
死不了[死不了]	si3 bu4 liao3	Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)	3
东面[東面]	dong1 mian4	east side (of sth)	4
山势[山勢]	shan1 shi4	topography of a mountain; features of a mountain	1
险峻[險峻]	xian3 jun4	arduous; steep	1
遍布[遍布]	bian4 bu4	to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout	1
沼泽[沼澤]	zhao3 ze2	marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade	2
地利[地利]	di4 li4	favorable location; in the right place; productivity of land	3
未曾[未曾]	wei4 ceng2	hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever	5
纳降[納降]	na4 xiang2	to surrender; to accept defeat	17
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/175 words - 29 min
上任[上任]	shang4 ren4	to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor	2
目标[目標]	mu4 biao1	target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
宿[宿]	su4	lodge for the night; old; former	4
绕[繞]	rao4	to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex	1
近期[近期]	jin4 qi1	near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent	1
露面[露面]	lou4 mian4	to show one's face; to appear (in public)	6
重重[重重]	chong2 chong2	layer upon layer; one after another	5
下场[下場]	xia4 chang5	the end; to conclude	6
识时务者为俊杰[識時務者為俊傑]	shi2 shi2 wu4 zhe3 wei4 jun4 jie2	Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances.	3
坎[坎]	kan3	pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water; ☵	6
俟[俟]	si4	(literary) to wait for	5
勤[勤]	qin2	diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant	6
道喜[道喜]	dao4 xi3	to congratulate	1
厮[廝]	si1	mutually; with one another; manservant; boy servant; guy (derog.)	2
用得着[用得著]	yong4 de5 zhao2	to be able to use; useable; to have a use for sth; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to	1
具体[具體]	ju4 ti3	concrete; definite; specific	3
递[遞]	di4	to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively	5
体[體]	ti3	body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)	6
德[德]	de2	virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind	11
民心[民心]	min2 xin1	popular sentiment	5
凛[凜]	lin3	cold; to shiver with cold; to tremble with fear; afraid; apprehensive; strict; stern; severe; austere; awe-inspiring; imposing; majestic	2
感[感]	gan3	to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~	3
进献[進獻]	jin4 xian4	to offer as tribute	1
粮饷[糧餉]	liang2 xiang3	army provisions	1
表[錶]	biao3	wrist or pocket watch	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/200 words - 35 min
设局[設局]	she4 ju2	to set a trap	1
敬酒不吃吃罚酒[敬酒不吃吃罰酒]	jing4 jiu3 bu4 chi1 chi1 fa2 jiu3	to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit; fig. to hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more	2
砍死[砍死]	kan3 si3	to hack to death; to kill with an ax	3
不仁[不仁]	bu4 ren2	not benevolent; heartless; numb	2
休怪[休怪]	xiu1 guai4	don't blame (sb)	2
不义[不義]	bu4 yi4	injustice	1
旗语[旗語]	qi2 yu3	flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore	3
河边[河邊]	he2 bian1	river bank	4
停止[停止]	ting2 zhi3	to stop; to halt; to cease	5
诸侯[諸侯]	zhu1 hou2	feudal vassal; feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC; subordinate warlord; local official	1
豫[豫]	yu4	happy; carefree; at one's ease; variant of 預|预[yu4]; old variant of 與|与[yu4]	2
险阻[險阻]	xian3 zu3	dangerous and difficult (path)	1
沮[沮]	ju3	to destroy; to stop	1
泽[澤]	ze2	pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist	4
最高[最高]	zui4 gao1	tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)	1
留给[留給]	liu2 gei3	to set aside for	5
宰[宰]	zai3	to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; imperial official in dynastic China	6
攻击[攻擊]	gong1 ji1	to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)	1
堪忧[堪憂]	kan1 you1	worrying; bleak	1
疑惑[疑惑]	yi2 huo4	to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions	3
料到[料到]	liao4 dao4	to foresee; to anticipate	2
引狼入室[引狼入室]	yin3 lang2 ru4 shi4	to show the wolf into the house (idiom); to introduce a potential source of trouble	1
野心[野心]	ye3 xin1	ambition; wild schemes; careerism	2
掠夺[掠奪]	lu:e4 duo2	to plunder; to rob	2
物资[物資]	wu4 zi1	goods; supplies	9
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/225 words - 37 min
满足[滿足]	man3 zu2	to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content	3
顺水推舟[順水推舟]	shun4 shui3 tui1 zhou1	lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit	3
借刀杀人[借刀殺人]	jie4 dao1 sha1 ren2	to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom)	2
功不可没[功不可沒]	gong1 bu4 ke3 mo4	one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)	2
皮肉[皮肉]	pi2 rou4	skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily	2
豁[豁]	huo4	clear; open; exempt (from); liberal-minded	2
尽忠[盡忠]	jin4 zhong1	to display utter loyalty; to be loyal to the end	2
置之度外[置之度外]	zhi4 zhi1 du4 wai4	to give no thought to; to have no regard for; to disregard	1
疑问[疑問]	yi2 wen4	question; interrogation; doubt	3
刺[刺]	ci4	thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder	12
胸口[胸口]	xiong1 kou3	pit of the stomach	1
穿过[穿過]	chuan1 guo4	to pass through	3
心脏[心臟]	xin1 zang4	heart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]	2
忠勇[忠勇]	zhong1 yong3	loyal and brave	1
围绕[圍繞]	wei2 rao4	to revolve around; to center on (an issue)	1
三生有幸[三生有幸]	san1 sheng1 you3 xing4	the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom); (courteous language) it's my good fortune...	5
尉[尉]	wei4	military officer	9
筑[築]	zhu4	to build; to construct; to ram; to hit; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]	1
坝[壩]	ba4	dam; dike; embankment; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
泄洪[洩洪]	xie4 hong2	to release flood water; flood discharge	1
淹[淹]	yan1	to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay	2
免于[免於]	mian3 yu2	to be saved from; to be spared (something)	1
伟[偉]	wei3	big; large; great	1
重托[重托]	zhong4 tuo1	great trust	2
出动[出動]	chu1 dong4	to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/250 words - 40 min
战力[戰力]	zhan4 li4	military strength; military power; military capability	1
余力[餘力]	yu2 li4	energy left over (to do sth else)	1
现下[現下]	xian4 xia4	now; at this moment	8
河水[河水]	he2 shui3	river water	1
涨潮[漲潮]	zhang3 chao2	high tide; rising tide	1
渡[渡]	du4	to cross; to pass through; to ferry	3
山脉[山脈]	shan1 mai4	mountain range; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
泥沼[泥沼]	ni2 zhao3	swamp	1
绕行[繞行]	rao4 xing2	detour; long way around	1
实属[實屬]	shi2 shu3	(to) really (be)	2
心疼[心疼]	xin1 teng2	to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed	9
腾空[騰空]	teng2 kong1	to soar; to rise high into the air	1
翻转[翻轉]	fan1 zhuan3	to roll; to turn over; to invert; to flip	1
百十[百十]	bai3 shi2	a hundred or so	1
斤[斤]	jin1	catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g	2
噔[噔]	deng1	(onom.) thud; thump	1
精准[精準]	jing1 zhun3	accurate; exact; precise; precision	1
右[右]	you4	right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)	5
斜[斜]	xie2	inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting	2
射中[射中]	she4 zhong4	to hit the target	4
榜[榜]	bang3	notice or announcement; list of names; public roll of successful examinees	1
升任[升任]	sheng1 ren4	to be promoted to	2
年轻有为[年輕有為]	nian2 qing1 you3 wei2	young and promising	1
臂膀[臂膀]	bi4 bang3	arm	2
分忧[分憂]	fen1 you1	to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep12/272 words - 42 min
击败[擊敗]	ji1 bai4	to defeat; to beat	3
单薄[單薄]	dan1 bo2	weak; frail; thin; flimsy	2
布料[布料]	bu4 liao4	cloth; material	3
客套[客套]	ke4 tao4	polite greeting; civilities; to exchange pleasantries	2
离世[離世]	li2 shi4	to pass away; death	1
感到[感到]	gan3 dao4	to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect	7
温暖[溫暖]	wen1 nuan3	warm	1
粮仓[糧倉]	liang2 cang1	granary; barn; fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land)	5
灰烬[灰燼]	hui1 jin4	ashes	2
火势[火勢]	huo3 shi4	intensity of a fire; lively; flourishing	1
急速[急速]	ji2 su4	hurried; at a great speed; rapid (development)	1
蔓延[蔓延]	man4 yan2	to extend; to spread	2
大火[大火]	da4 huo3	conflagration; large fire; CL:場|场[chang2]	16
扑灭[撲滅]	pu1 mie4	to eradicate; to extinguish	2
部队[部隊]	bu4 dui4	army; armed forces; troops; force; unit; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
沼泽地[沼澤地]	zhao3 ze2 di4	marsh; swamp; everglade	2
木板[木板]	mu4 ban3	slab; board; plank; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]	1
浮力[浮力]	fu2 li4	buoyancy	1
穿越[穿越]	chuan1 yue4	to pass through; to traverse; to cross	1
过失[過失]	guo4 shi1	error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency	2
西面[西面]	xi1 mian4	west side; west	2
赎[贖]	shu2	to redeem; to ransom	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep13/25 words - 7 min
东边[東邊]	dong1 bian5	east; east side; eastern part; to the east of	1
斗智[鬥智]	dou4 zhi4	battle of wits	1
斗[鬥]	dou4	to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together	6
狡诈[狡詐]	jiao3 zha4	craft; cunning; deceitful	2
疲于奔命[疲於奔命]	pi2 yu2 ben1 ming4	(idiom) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work	1
相隔[相隔]	xiang1 ge2	separated by (distance or time etc)	2
彪悍[彪悍]	biao1 han4	tough as nails; formidable; kick-ass; plucky	1
屯[屯]	tun2	to station (soldiers); to store up; village	4
绝世[絕世]	jue2 shi4	unique; exceptional	1
好不[好不]	hao3 bu4	not at all ...; how very ...	3
认出[認出]	ren4 chu1	recognition; to recognize	3
隐藏[隱藏]	yin3 cang2	to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)	5
真实[真實]	zhen1 shi2	true; real	3
防守[防守]	fang2 shou3	to defend; to protect (against)	4
薄弱[薄弱]	bo2 ruo4	weak; frail	3
别处[別處]	bie2 chu4	elsewhere	4
运[運]	yun4	to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate	4
望楼[望樓]	wang4 lou2	watchtower; lookout tower	1
石器[石器]	shi2 qi4	stone tool; stone implement	2
拒[拒]	ju4	to resist; to repel; to refuse	5
马枪[馬槍]	ma3 qiang1	carbine; lance	1
蒺[蒺]	ji2	Tribulus terrestris	3
藜[藜]	li2	name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album	3
现有[現有]	xian4 you3	currently existing; currently available	1
最多[最多]	zui4 duo1	at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep13/50 words - 14 min
设法[設法]	she4 fa3	to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)	7
发挥[發揮]	fa1 hui1	to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)	3
功效[功效]	gong1 xiao4	efficacy	1
彻夜[徹夜]	che4 ye4	the whole night	5
马匹[馬匹]	ma3 pi3	horse	1
勒马[勒馬]	le4 ma3	to guide a horse with the reins; to rein in a horse	2
犹豫[猶豫]	you2 yu4	to hesitate	9
缴械[繳械]	jiao3 xie4	to disarm; to lay down one's weapons; to surrender	1
一等[一等]	yi1 deng3	first class; grade A	1
百发百中[百發百中]	bai3 fa1 bai3 zhong4	lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits; to carry out a task with great precision; to shoot with unfailing accuracy; be a crack shot (idiom)	3
主将[主將]	zhu3 jiang4	commander-in-chief (military); star player (sports); key figure (in an organization)	1
振[振]	zhen4	to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself	3
良机[良機]	liang2 ji1	a good chance; a golden opportunity	1
撤军[撤軍]	che4 jun1	to withdraw troops; to retreat	2
扎营[紮營]	zha1 ying2	to camp; to pitch camp; stationed; quartered; Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2]	5
外伤[外傷]	wai4 shang1	injury; wound; trauma	4
军医[軍醫]	jun1 yi1	military doctor	1
引发[引發]	yin3 fa1	to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)	1
旧疾[舊疾]	jiu4 ji2	old illness; former affliction	1
卧房[臥房]	wo4 fang2	bedroom; a sleeping compartment (on a train)	1
求援[求援]	qiu2 yuan2	to ask for help	4
祸患[禍患]	huo4 huan4	disaster; calamity	3
私仇[私仇]	si1 chou2	personal grudge	2
形势严峻[形勢嚴峻]	xing2 shi4 yan2 jun4	in grave difficulties; the situation is grim	1
攻打[攻打]	gong1 da3	to attack (the enemy)	7
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep13/75 words - 19 min
亲征[親征]	qin1 zheng1	to take to the field oneself (of emperor); to take part in person in an expedition	4
围城[圍城]	wei2 cheng2	siege; besieged city	6
内能[內能]	nei4 neng2	internal energy	1
困兽犹斗[困獸猶鬥]	kun4 shou4 you2 dou4	a cornered beast will still fight (idiom); to fight like an animal at bay	1
几时[幾時]	ji3 shi2	what time?; when?	2
饿死[餓死]	e4 si3	to starve to death; to be very hungry	14
混进[混進]	hun4 jin4	to infiltrate; to sneak into	2
一流[一流]	yi1 liu2	top quality; front ranking	1
隐患[隱患]	yin3 huan4	a danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface	2
接手[接手]	jie1 shou3	to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc)	3
恼怒[惱怒]	nao3 nu4	resentful; angry; to enrage sb	1
胜过[勝過]	sheng4 guo4	to excel; to surpass	1
惨重[慘重]	can3 zhong4	disastrous	7
错过[錯過]	cuo4 guo4	to miss (train, opportunity etc)	2
半数[半數]	ban4 shu4	half the number; half	2
报效[報效]	bao4 xiao4	render service to repay kindness	2
奸臣[奸臣]	jian1 chen2	a treacherous court official; a minister who conspires against the state	1
指令[指令]	zhi3 ling4	order; command; instruction	2
羞辱[羞辱]	xiu1 ru3	to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation	4
盼[盼]	pan4	to hope for; to long for; to expect	2
踩[踩]	cai3	to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote	8
公然[公然]	gong1 ran2	openly; publicly; undisguised	4
违抗[違抗]	wei2 kang4	to disobey	7
指示[指示]	zhi3 shi4	to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
改换[改換]	gai3 huan4	to change (sth); to alter (sth); to change over (to sth else)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep13/100 words - 26 min
看好[看好]	kan4 hao3	optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support	7
收买[收買]	shou1 mai3	to purchase; to bribe	7
添[添]	tian1	to add; to increase; to replenish	4
羽翼[羽翼]	yu3 yi4	wing; (fig.) assistant	2
拖延[拖延]	tuo1 yan2	to delay; to put off; to procrastinate	3
接应[接應]	jie1 ying4	to provide support; to come to the rescue	8
不至于[不至於]	bu4 zhi4 yu2	unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as	9
火坑[火坑]	huo3 keng1	pit of fire; fig. living hell	4
毕[畢]	bi4	the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished	5
把门[把門]	ba3 men2	to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate	1
愣[愣]	leng4	to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly	12
胆儿[膽兒]	dan3 r5	see 膽子|胆子[dan3 zi5]	1
肥[肥]	fei2	fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure	1
玩意儿[玩意兒]	wan2 yi4 r5	erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]	4
剪刀[剪刀]	jian3 dao1	scissors; CL:把[ba3]	1
追击[追擊]	zhui1 ji1	to pursue and attack	3
围剿[圍剿]	wei2 jiao3	to encircle and annihilate; refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards	4
耸立[聳立]	song3 li4	to stand tall; to tower aloft	1
不曾[不曾]	bu4 ceng2	hasn't yet; hasn't ever	8
严密[嚴密]	yan2 mi4	strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc)	2
严守[嚴守]	yan2 shou3	to strictly maintain	1
多山[多山]	duo1 shan1	mountainous	1
遗言[遺言]	yi2 yan2	words of the deceased; last words of the dying; wisdom of past sages	2
走卒[走卒]	zou3 zu2	pawn (i.e. foot soldier); servant; lackey (of malefactor)	1
负伤[負傷]	fu4 shang1	to be wounded; to sustain an injury	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep13/125 words - 30 min
仰仗[仰仗]	yang3 zhang4	to rely on; to depend on	1
抽[抽]	chou1	to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash	1
排水[排水]	pai2 shui3	to drain	2
石渠[石渠]	shi2 qu2	stone channel (e.g. drain)	4
通往[通往]	tong1 wang3	to lead to	1
打扮[打扮]	da3 ban5	to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress	6
直通[直通]	zhi2 tong1	to lead directly to	1
忍心[忍心]	ren3 xin1	to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task	4
狭窄[狹窄]	xia2 zhai3	narrow	1
钻[鑽]	zuan1	to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain	2
钻[鑽]	zuan4	an auger; diamond	2
过得去[過得去]	guo4 de2 qu4	lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life?	2
涉险[涉險]	she4 xian3	to take risks; involved in adventure	3
一身[一身]	yi1 shen1	whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes	6
半路[半路]	ban4 lu4	halfway; midway; on the way	3
引起[引起]	yin3 qi3	to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse	2
学会[學會]	xue2 hui4	to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association	4
招数[招數]	zhao1 shu4	move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]	2
军营[軍營]	jun1 ying2	barracks; army camp	2
头头[頭頭]	tou2 tou2	head; chief	1
经历[經歷]	jing1 li4	experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through	14
包袱[包袱]	bao1 fu5	wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline	1
逃生[逃生]	tao2 sheng1	to flee for one's life	1
袖[袖]	xiu4	sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve	4
弩[弩]	nu3	crossbow	2
对付[對付]	dui4 fu5	to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep13/150 words - 36 min
眼光[眼光]	yan3 guang1	gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things	4
大伙儿[大伙兒]	da4 huo3 r5	erhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]	2
徒弟[徒弟]	tu2 di4	apprentice; disciple	10
甩开[甩開]	shuai3 kai1	to shake off; to get rid of	1
当回事[當回事]	dang4 hui2 shi4	to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously"); to treat conscientiously	1
焦躁[焦躁]	jiao1 zao4	fretful; impatient	1
蒙骗[矇騙]	meng1 pian4	to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb	1
独占[獨佔]	du2 zhan4	to monopolize; to control; to dominate	1
屁话[屁話]	pi4 hua4	shit; nonsense	1
糠[糠]	kang1	husk; (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)	1
咽[嚥]	yan4	to swallow	1
吃饱[吃飽]	chi1 bao3	to eat one's fill	5
口粮[口糧]	kou3 liang2	ration	2
夸[誇]	kua1	to boast; to exaggerate; to praise	5
清点[清點]	qing1 dian3	to check; to make inventory	6
它们[它們]	ta1 men5	they (for inanimate objects)	2
发给[發給]	fa1 gei3	to issue; to grant; to distribute	1
歼灭[殲滅]	jian1 mie4	to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate	1
方圆[方圓]	fang1 yuan2	perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ...	1
百里[百里]	Bai3 li3	two-character surname Baili	1
杀灭[殺滅]	sha1 mie4	to exterminate	2
跪[跪]	gui4	to kneel	15
牙[牙]	ya2	tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	8
识时务[識時務]	shi2 shi2 wu4	to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances	3
这些个[這些個]	zhe4 xie1 ge5	these	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep13/173 words - 42 min
难民[難民]	nan4 min2	refugee	16
不值[不值]	bu4 zhi2	not worth	2
猴[猴]	hou2	monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	3
崽[崽]	zai3	child; young animal	3
官衔[官銜]	guan1 xian2	title; official rank	1
亲信[親信]	qin1 xin4	trusted aide	7
可比[可比]	ke3 bi3	comparable	2
了解[瞭解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out	5
气死[氣死]	qi4 si3	to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger	4
谈判[談判]	tan2 pan4	to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
混账[混賬]	hun4 zhang4	shameful; absolutely disgraceful!	1
最佳[最佳]	zui4 jia1	optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)	2
斗志昂扬[鬥志昂揚]	dou4 zhi4 ang2 yang2	having high fighting spirit	1
挫[挫]	cuo4	obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen	3
拴[拴]	shuan1	to tie up	2
活气[活氣]	huo2 qi4	spirited atmosphere	1
轻举妄动[輕舉妄動]	qing1 ju3 wang4 dong4	to act blindly without thinking (idiom)	5
穿上[穿上]	chuan1 shang5	to put on (clothes etc)	1
兴许[興許]	xing4 xu3	perhaps	3
打扫[打掃]	da3 sao3	to clean; to sweep	3
获得[獲得]	huo4 de2	to obtain; to receive; to get	5
衣物[衣物]	yi1 wu4	clothing; clothing and other personal items	1
集合[集合]	ji2 he2	to gather; to assemble; set (math.)	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep14/25 words - 19 min
授意[授意]	shou4 yi4	to inspire; to incite	3
大名鼎鼎[大名鼎鼎]	da4 ming2 ding3 ding3	grand reputation; renowned; famous	1
怂[慫]	song3	terrified	1
扳[扳]	ban1	to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup	1
筹码[籌碼]	chou2 ma3	bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token	2
接到[接到]	jie1 dao4	to receive (letter etc)	6
筹谋[籌謀]	chou2 mou2	to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for	1
白费[白費]	bai2 fei4	to waste (one's energy etc)	5
捏[捏]	nie1	to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up	1
碎[碎]	sui4	to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary	2
谈谈[談談]	tan2 tan2	to discuss; to have a chat	1
活活[活活]	huo2 huo2	while still alive; simply; totally	2
一线[一線]	yi1 xian4	front line	3
禽兽[禽獸]	qin2 shou4	birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person)	1
骗子[騙子]	pian4 zi5	swindler; a cheat	8
伪装[偽裝]	wei3 zhuang1	to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage	2
装作[裝作]	zhuang1 zuo4	to pretend; to feign; to act a part	1
趁势[趁勢]	chen4 shi4	to take advantage of a favorable situation; to seize an opportunity	2
人质[人質]	ren2 zhi4	hostage	9
败类[敗類]	bai4 lei4	scum of a community; degenerate	1
哀兵必胜[哀兵必勝]	ai1 bing1 bi4 sheng4	an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)	1
先机[先機]	xian1 ji1	key moment; decisive opportunity	1
墓[墓]	mu4	grave; tomb; mausoleum	6
恭[恭]	gong1	respectful	11
凯旋[凱旋]	kai3 xuan2	to return in triumph; to return victorious	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep14/50 words - 23 min
佯装[佯裝]	yang2 zhuang1	to pretend; to pose as	1
撤退[撤退]	che4 tui4	to retreat	5
出让[出讓]	chu1 rang4	to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else)	1
置[置]	zhi4	to install; to place; to put; to buy	10
上火[上火]	shang4 huo3	to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)	1
硝[硝]	xiao1	saltpeter; to tan (leather)	2
引火[引火]	yin3 huo3	to kindle; to light a fire	1
焚烧[焚燒]	fen2 shao1	to burn; to set on fire	5
精光[精光]	jing1 guang1	nothing left (money, food etc); all finished; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious	1
温饱[溫飽]	wen1 bao3	to have enough food and warm clothes; adequately provided	2
玉石俱焚[玉石俱焚]	yu4 shi2 ju4 fen2	to burn both jade and common stone; to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)	2
流民[流民]	liu2 min2	refugee	26
两难[兩難]	liang3 nan2	dilemma; quandary; to face a difficult choice	2
后者[後者]	hou4 zhe3	the latter	1
要塞[要塞]	yao4 sai4	stronghold; fort; fortification	4
万户[萬戶]	wan4 hu4	ten thousand houses or households	4
安居[安居]	an1 ju1	to settle down; to live peacefully	2
生生不息[生生不息]	sheng1 sheng1 bu4 xi1	to grow and multiply without end	1
若非[若非]	ruo4 fei1	were it not for; if not for	6
晋[晉]	jin4	to move forward; to promote; to advance	3
或是[或是]	huo4 shi4	or; either one or the other	6
手段[手段]	shou3 duan4	method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
安康[安康]	an1 kang1	good health	4
战火[戰火]	zhan4 huo3	conflagration; the fire of war	11
坚守[堅守]	jian1 shou3	to hold fast to; to stick to	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep14/75 words - 27 min
战士[戰士]	zhan4 shi4	fighter; soldier; warrior; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
比方[比方]	bi3 fang5	analogy; instance; for instance	1
冒犯[冒犯]	mao4 fan4	to offend	5
久仰[久仰]	jiu3 yang3	honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last.	1
不妨[不妨]	bu4 fang2	there is no harm in; might as well	2
直言[直言]	zhi2 yan2	to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly	3
期望[期望]	qi1 wang4	to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope	2
同归于尽[同歸於盡]	tong2 gui1 yu2 jin4	to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction	2
出言[出言]	chu1 yan2	to speak; words	1
好奇[好奇]	hao4 qi2	inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity	4
死伤[死傷]	si3 shang1	casualties; dead and injured	3
慈[慈]	ci2	compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane	5
手软[手軟]	shou3 ruan3	to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice	2
民居[民居]	min2 ju1	houses; homes	1
一并[一併]	yi1 bing4	to lump together; to treat along with all the others	3
烧毁[燒燬]	shao1 hui3	to burn; to burn down	1
迅速[迅速]	xun4 su4	rapid; speedy; fast	1
无谓[無謂]	wu2 wei4	pointless; meaningless; unnecessarily	1
杀戮[殺戮]	sha1 lu4	to massacre; to slaughter	4
作风[作風]	zuo4 feng1	style; style of work; way	2
耳闻[耳聞]	er3 wen2	to hear of; to hear about	5
意愿[意願]	yi4 yuan4	aspiration; wish (for); desire	2
多次[多次]	duo1 ci4	many times; repeatedly	4
积怨[積怨]	ji1 yuan4	grievance; accumulated rancor	2
深重[深重]	shen1 zhong4	very serious; grave; profound	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep14/100 words - 30 min
十足[十足]	shi2 zu2	ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)	2
献上[獻上]	xian4 shang4	to offer to God	2
反悔[反悔]	fan3 hui3	to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)	5
来讲[來講]	lai2 jiang3	as to; considering; for	2
无悔[無悔]	wu2 hui3	to have no regrets	2
诺[諾]	nuo4	to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!	5
日夜[日夜]	ri4 ye4	day and night; around the clock	3
竭尽全力[竭盡全力]	jie2 jin4 quan2 li4	to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost	2
主心骨[主心骨]	zhu3 xin1 gu3	backbone; mainstay; pillar; definite view; one's own judgment	1
团结[團結]	tuan2 jie2	to unite; unity; solidarity; united	2
战况[戰況]	zhan4 kuang4	battlefield situation; battle progress	4
抚恤[撫卹]	fu3 xu4	(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury	5
求得[求得]	qiu2 de2	to ask for sth and receive it; to try to obtain; to look for and obtain	1
驰援[馳援]	chi2 yuan2	to rush to the rescue	3
近几年[近幾年]	jin4 ji3 nian2	in recent years	1
收成[收成]	shou1 cheng2	harvest	1
欠佳[欠佳]	qian4 jia1	suboptimal; subpar; not good enough	1
仓库[倉庫]	cang1 ku4	depot; storehouse; warehouse	1
雪上加霜[雪上加霜]	xue3 shang4 jia1 shuang1	to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another; to make things worse in a bad situation	1
冬节[冬節]	Dong1 jie2	see 冬至[Dong1 zhi4]	3
度过[度過]	du4 guo4	to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through	2
来年[來年]	lai2 nian2	next year; the coming year	2
繁重[繁重]	fan2 zhong4	heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty; arduous; onerous	1
分内[分內]	fen4 nei4	one's job or duty; within one's remit	1
深情厚谊[深情厚誼]	shen1 qing2 hou4 yi4	deep friendship	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep14/125 words - 32 min
盛情[盛情]	sheng4 qing2	great kindness; magnificent hospitality	2
酒吧[酒吧]	jiu3 ba1	bar; pub; saloon; CL:家[jia1]	2
不愧[不愧]	bu4 kui4	to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be	3
酿[釀]	niang4	to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method)	1
黍[黍]	shu3	broomcorn millet; glutinous millet	1
香甜[香甜]	xiang1 tian2	fragrant and sweet; sound (sleep)	1
醇厚[醇厚]	chun2 hou4	mellow and rich; simple and kind	1
喘息[喘息]	chuan3 xi1	to gasp for breath; to take a breather	2
宴[宴]	yan4	feast; repose	1
拘束[拘束]	ju1 shu4	to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent	1
木剑[木劍]	mu4 jian4	wooden sword	2
保卫[保衛]	bao3 wei4	to defend; to safeguard	1
惩[懲]	cheng2	to punish; to reprimand; to warn	1
奸[奸]	jian1	wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 姦|奸[jian1]	2
傍[傍]	bang4	near; approaching; to depend on; (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb; Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]	2
恶人[惡人]	e4 ren2	evil person; vile creature; ugly man	2
欺辱[欺辱]	qi1 ru3	to humiliate; humiliation	2
嫁人[嫁人]	jia4 ren2	to get married (of woman)	2
前方[前方]	qian2 fang1	ahead; the front	2
拼杀[拼殺]	pin1 sha1	to grapple (with the enemy); to fight at the risk of one's life	3
坐镇[坐鎮]	zuo4 zhen4	(of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee	1
后方[後方]	hou4 fang1	the rear; far behind the front line	1
伤员[傷員]	shang1 yuan2	wounded person	1
后勤[後勤]	hou4 qin2	logistics	1
务[務]	wu4	affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep14/150 words - 37 min
平抚[平撫]	ping2 fu3	to calm; to appease; to quieten	1
教养[教養]	jiao4 yang3	to train; to educate; to bring up; to nurture; education; culture; upbringing; early conditioning	2
相应[相應]	xiang1 ying4	to correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part); corresponding; relevant; appropriate; (modify) accordingly	1
同心[同心]	tong2 xin1	to be of one mind; united; concentric	1
步伐[步伐]	bu4 fa2	pace; (measured) step; march	1
此道[此道]	ci3 dao4	such matters; things like this; this line of work; this pursuit; this hobby; this endeavor	3
秋[秋]	qiu1	autumn; fall; harvest time	2
眠[眠]	mian2	to sleep; to hibernate	2
挂怀[掛懷]	gua4 huai2	concerned; troubled; having sth on one's mind	1
难熬[難熬]	nan2 ao2	hard to bear; unendurable (pain, suffering)	1
春[春]	chun1	spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life	4
大地[大地]	da4 di4	earth; mother earth	2
风调雨顺[風調雨順]	feng1 tiao2 yu3 shun4	favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops	1
五谷丰登[五穀豐登]	wu3 gu3 feng1 deng1	abundant harvest of all food crops; bumper grain harvest	1
一如[一如]	yi1 ru2	to be just like	1
往昔[往昔]	wang3 xi1	the past	1
库存[庫存]	ku4 cun2	property or cash held in reserve; stock	3
大小[大小]	da4 xiao3	dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority	1
粮库[糧庫]	liang2 ku4	grain depot	2
财[財]	cai2	money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	1
标明[標明]	biao1 ming2	to mark; to indicate	1
干[干]	gan1	to concern; to interfere; shield; stem	4
守兵[守兵]	shou3 bing1	guard; garrison soldier	1
头颅[頭顱]	tou2 lu2	head; skull	3
占据[佔據]	zhan4 ju4	to occupy; to hold	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep14/175 words - 40 min
而言[而言]	er2 yan2	with regard to (preceding phrase)	8
恨之入骨[恨之入骨]	hen4 zhi1 ru4 gu3	to hate sb to the bone (idiom)	1
首级[首級]	shou3 ji2	severed head	6
消除[消除]	xiao1 chu2	to eliminate; to remove	1
疑虑[疑慮]	yi2 lu:4	hesitation; misgivings; doubt	1
生机[生機]	sheng1 ji1	opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality	2
仁义[仁義]	ren2 yi4	benevolence and righteousness	1
聪明伶俐[聰明伶俐]	cong1 ming5 ling2 li4	clever and quick-witted	1
追杀[追殺]	zhui1 sha1	to chase to kill	3
料定[料定]	liao4 ding4	certain; to know for sure	1
禁卫[禁衛]	jin4 wei4	defense of the imperial palace or of the capital; the palace guard (or a member of that unit)	1
千里迢迢[千里迢迢]	qian1 li3 tiao2 tiao2	from distant parts	5
公开[公開]	gong1 kai1	public; to publish; to make public	1
逮捕[逮捕]	dai4 bu3	to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest	1
公文[公文]	gong1 wen2	document	1
施[施]	shi1	to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out	4
小计[小計]	xiao3 ji4	subtotal	1
存有[存有]	cun2 you3	to hold in storage; to retain; to harbor (feelings); to entertain (sentiments); (of abstract things) to exist; there is	1
恶意[惡意]	e4 yi4	malice; evil intention	3
实现[實現]	shi2 xian4	to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about	3
抗敌[抗敵]	kang4 di2	to resist the enemy	1
忠义[忠義]	zhong1 yi4	loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty	2
时刻[時刻]	shi2 ke4	time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always	6
僭[僭]	jian4	to usurp	2
放不下[放不下]	fang4 bu5 xia4	not to have room to put sth; to be unable to let go	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep14/178 words - 41 min
成人[成人]	cheng2 ren2	adult	1
身故[身故]	shen1 gu4	to die	1
再醮[再醮]	zai4 jiao4	to remarry	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep15/25 words - 7 min
恼[惱]	nao3	to get angry	1
何尝[何嘗]	he2 chang2	(rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that...	2
上万[上萬]	shang4 wan4	over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands	1
朵[朵]	duo3	flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc	1
荼[荼]	tu2	thistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus); bitter (taste); cruel; flowering grass in profusion	1
蘼[蘼]	mi2	millet	1
鲜艳[鮮艷]	xian1 yan4	bright-colored; gaily-colored	1
侍弄[侍弄]	shi4 nong4	to look after; to tend (one's crops, garden, livestock, pets etc); to repair	1
花草[花草]	hua1 cao3	flowers and plants	1
来生[來生]	lai2 sheng1	next life	1
骐[騏]	qi2	piebald horse; used for 麒[qi2], mythical unicorn	1
骥[驥]	ji4	thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous	1
驰骋[馳騁]	chi2 cheng3	to gallop; to rush headlong	1
兮[兮]	xi1	(particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)	3
感激[感激]	gan3 ji1	to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful	9
千夫[千夫]	qian1 fu1	a lot of people (literary)	1
拼死[拼死]	pin1 si3	to go all out for sth at risk of one's life	4
荣耀[榮耀]	rong2 yao4	honor; glory	5
念头[念頭]	nian4 tou5	thought; idea; intention	3
从不[從不]	cong2 bu4	never	2
说起[說起]	shuo1 qi3	to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for	3
夫妻[夫妻]	fu1 qi1	husband and wife; married couple	2
内心[內心]	nei4 xin1	heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter	4
所想[所想]	suo3 xiang3	what one considers; one's thoughts	2
大雁[大雁]	da4 yan4	wild goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep15/50 words - 12 min
娶[娶]	qu3	to take a wife; to marry (a woman)	15
志向[志向]	zhi4 xiang4	ambition; goal; ideal; aspiration	1
纵然[縱然]	zong4 ran2	even if; even though	2
世道[世道]	shi4 dao4	the ways of the world; the morals of the time	3
崎岖[崎嶇]	qi2 qu1	rugged; craggy	1
坎坷[坎坷]	kan3 ke3	bumpy (of a road); rough (of life); to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes	3
狂傲[狂傲]	kuang2 ao4	domineering; haughty	1
冬衣[冬衣]	dong1 yi1	winter clothes	1
春日[春日]	Chun1 ri4	Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan	2
种子[種子]	zhong3 zi5	seed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]	1
销[銷]	xiao1	to melt (metal); to cancel or annul; to sell; to spend; to fasten with a bolt; bolt or pin	3
霁[霽]	ji4	sky clearing up	1
乱世[亂世]	luan4 shi4	the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world	3
温[溫]	wen1	warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟[wen1]	1
烹茶[烹茶]	peng1 cha2	to brew tea	1
春秋[春秋]	chun1 qiu1	spring and autumn; four seasons; year; a person's age; annals (used in book titles)	1
奢望[奢望]	she1 wang4	an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations	2
殉[殉]	xun4	to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause	3
自私[自私]	zi4 si1	selfish; selfishness	2
傻子[傻子]	sha3 zi5	idiot; fool	11
夫妇[夫婦]	fu1 fu4	a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL:對|对[dui4]	2
殉道[殉道]	xun4 dao4	to die for a just cause	1
嘱[囑]	zhu3	to enjoin; to implore; to urge	1
执[執]	zhi2	to execute (a plan); to grasp	6
抵抗[抵抗]	di3 kang4	to resist; resistance	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep15/75 words - 18 min
浮[浮]	fu2	to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus	1
弟兄们[弟兄們]	di4 xiong1 men5	brothers; comrades; men; brethren	6
平头百姓[平頭百姓]	ping2 tou2 bai3 xing4	common people	1
纳[納]	na4	to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing	2
确保[確保]	que4 bao3	to ensure; to guarantee	6
举动[舉動]	ju3 dong4	act; action; activity; move; movement	2
诈降[詐降]	zha4 xiang2	feigned surrender	2
似乎[似乎]	si4 hu1	apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly	6
吃力[吃力]	chi1 li4	to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain	1
灵[靈]	ling2	quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin	3
魂魄[魂魄]	hun2 po4	soul	1
雄[雄]	xiong2	male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence	1
龙潭[龍潭]	long2 tan2	dragon pool; dragon pond; see also 龍潭|龙潭[Long2 tan2]	1
穴[穴]	xue2	cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]	1
火海刀山[火海刀山]	huo3 hai3 dao1 shan1	see 刀山火海[dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3]	1
鬼话[鬼話]	gui3 hua4	lie; false words; nonsense; CL:篇[pian1]	2
素[素]	su4	raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever	3
朴[朴]	po4	Celtis sinensis var. japonica	1
讳[諱]	hui4	to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior	3
力保[力保]	li4 bao3	to seek to protect; to ensure; to maintain; to guard	2
奋力[奮力]	fen4 li4	to do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive	1
搏[搏]	bo2	to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat	6
作对[作對]	zuo4 dui4	to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair	1
至亲[至親]	zhi4 qin1	next of kin; closely related	3
彘[彘]	zhi4	swine	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep15/100 words - 22 min
流放[流放]	liu2 fang4	banishment; exile	2
向前[向前]	xiang4 qian2	forward; onward	2
热血[熱血]	re4 xue4	hot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology)	1
银[銀]	yin2	silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency	9
械[械]	xie4	appliance; tool; weapon; shackles; also pr. [jie4]	1
账目[賬目]	zhang4 mu4	an item in accounts; an entry	1
得意[得意]	de2 yi4	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent	2
彀[彀]	gou4	to draw a bow to the full; the range of a bow and arrow; old variant of 夠|够[gou4], enough	1
烽烟[烽煙]	feng1 yan1	fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)	1
稳[穩]	wen3	settled; steady; stable	7
宝座[寶座]	bao3 zuo4	throne	1
要紧[要緊]	yao4 jin3	important; urgent	9
家当[家當]	jia1 dang4	familial property; belongings	1
线[線]	xian4	thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)	11
问道[問道]	wen4 dao4	to ask the way; to ask	1
顺[順]	shun4	to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable	4
谋士[謀士]	mou2 shi4	skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor; counsellor	1
大气[大氣]	da4 qi4	atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish	1
不乏[不乏]	bu4 fa2	there is no lack of	1
帝王[帝王]	di4 wang2	regent; monarch	1
身亡[身亡]	shen1 wang2	to die	1
果真[果真]	guo3 zhen1	really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...	6
了然[了然]	liao3 ran2	to understand clearly; evident	1
祈[祈]	qi2	to implore; to pray; to request	2
老骨头[老骨頭]	lao3 gu3 tou5	weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep15/125 words - 31 min
拼[拼]	pin1	to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell	6
领罪[領罪]	ling3 zui4	to confess one's fault; to accept one's punishment	1
自戕[自戕]	zi4 qiang1	commit suicide	1
息[息]	xi1	breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	1
抵[抵]	di3	to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive at; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)	7
抗[抗]	kang4	to resist; to fight; to defy; anti-	3
罪孽[罪孽]	zui4 nie4	sin; crime; wrongdoing	2
现[現]	xian4	to appear; present; now; existing; current	10
完毕[完畢]	wan2 bi4	to finish; to end; to complete	1
检阅[檢閱]	jian3 yue4	to inspect; to review (troops etc); military review	1
取用[取用]	qu3 yong4	to access; to make use of	1
高抬贵手[高抬貴手]	gao1 tai2 gui4 shou3	to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break!	2
无话可说[無話可說]	wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1	to have nothing to say (idiom)	1
引颈[引頸]	yin3 jing3	to crane one's neck; (fig.) with one's neck outstretched in expectation	2
戮[戮]	lu4	to kill	4
不可能[不可能]	bu4 ke3 neng2	impossible; cannot; not able	1
布满[布滿]	bu4 man3	to be covered with; to be filled with	1
惜[惜]	xi1	to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	5
晴[晴]	qing2	clear; fine (weather)	2
谢特[謝特]	xie4 te4	shit! (loanword)	1
说到做到[說到做到]	shuo1 dao4 zuo4 dao4	to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise	5
为主[為主]	wei2 zhu3	to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to	4
驱使[驅使]	qu1 shi3	to urge; to prompt; to spur on; to order sb about	3
妙[妙]	miao4	clever; wonderful	3
奴隶[奴隸]	nu2 li4	slave	51
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep15/150 words - 40 min
耐心[耐心]	nai4 xin1	to be patient; patience	2
承诺[承諾]	cheng2 nuo4	to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment	6
任凭[任憑]	ren4 ping2	no matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)	2
叛贼[叛賊]	pan4 zei2	renegade; traitor	22
壮烈[壯烈]	zhuang4 lie4	brave; heroic	1
下作[下作]	xia4 zuo5	contemptible; disgusting	2
辩解[辯解]	bian4 jie3	to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself	3
这下[這下]	zhe4 xia4	this time	8
装货[裝貨]	zhuang1 huo4	to load sth onto a ship etc	1
忍不住[忍不住]	ren3 bu5 zhu4	cannot help; unable to bear	3
泄[洩]	xie4	variant of 泄[xie4]	1
泄愤[洩憤]	xie4 fen4	to give vent to anger	1
不要脸[不要臉]	bu4 yao4 lian3	to have no sense of shame; shameless	3
界[界]	jie4	boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)	1
宣[宣]	xuan1	to declare (publicly); to announce	2
十几[十幾]	shi2 ji3	more than ten; a dozen or more	2
败绩[敗績]	bai4 ji4	to be utterly defeated; to be routed	1
壮年[壯年]	zhuang4 nian2	lit. robust years; prime of life; summer; able-bodied (fit for military service); mature (talent, garden etc)	1
大多[大多]	da4 duo1	for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly	1
孺[孺]	ru2	child	5
杀掉[殺掉]	sha1 diao4	to kill	5
惨[慘]	can3	miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy	5
破坏[破壞]	po4 huai4	destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy	7
制定[制定]	zhi4 ding4	to draw up; to formulate	1
羹[羹]	geng1	soup	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep15/161 words - 42 min
睁[睜]	zheng1	to open (one's eyes)	1
失利[失利]	shi1 li4	to lose; to suffer defeat	5
谋害[謀害]	mou2 hai4	to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life	5
捐躯[捐軀]	juan1 qu1	to sacrifice one's life	4
早知[早知]	zao3 zhi1	foresight; foreknowledge; if one had known earlier,...	5
愧疚[愧疚]	kui4 jiu4	to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful	2
一了百了[一了百了]	yi1 liao3 bai3 liao3	once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles	2
州立[州立]	zhou1 li4	state-run	1
造孽[造孽]	zao4 nie4	to do evil; to commit sins	3
归入[歸入]	gui1 ru4	to assign (to a class); to classify as; to include	1
部落[部落]	bu4 luo4	tribe	18
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep16/25 words - 5 min
消失[消失]	xiao1 shi1	to disappear; to fade away	6
本事[本事]	ben3 shi5	ability; skill	14
区别[區別]	qu1 bie2	difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
生存[生存]	sheng1 cun2	to exist; to survive	3
法则[法則]	fa3 ze2	law; rule; code	1
弱肉强食[弱肉強食]	ruo4 rou4 qiang2 shi2	lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior; the law of the jungle	1
劫掠[劫掠]	jie2 lu:e4	to loot; to plunder	1
一空[一空]	yi1 kong1	leaving none left; (sold etc) out	1
毫发[毫髮]	hao2 fa4	a hair; the slightest	3
绵延[綿延]	mian2 yan2	continuous (esp. of mountain ranges); to stretch long and unbroken; a continuous link; sostenuto (sustained, in music)	1
群山[群山]	qun2 shan1	mountains; a range of hills	2
万里[萬里]	wan4 li3	far away; thousands of miles; 10000 li	1
遥[遙]	yao2	distant; remote; far; far away	2
故土[故土]	gu4 tu3	native country; one's homeland	4
彼[彼]	bi3	that; those; (one) another	1
争光[爭光]	zheng1 guang1	to win an honor; to strive to win a prize	2
沦为[淪為]	lun2 wei2	to sink down to; to be reduced to (sth inferior)	2
快马加鞭[快馬加鞭]	kuai4 ma3 jia1 bian1	to spur the horse to full speed (idiom); to go as fast as possible	4
飞鸽[飛鴿]	Fei1 ge1	Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)	2
衙[衙]	ya2	office; yamen 衙門|衙门	30
画像[畫像]	hua4 xiang4	portrait; to do a portrait of sb	8
半分[半分]	ban4 fen1	a little bit	3
相似[相似]	xiang1 si4	to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity	3
吉人自有天相[吉人自有天相]	ji2 ren2 zi4 you3 tian1 xiang4	Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)	2
淳[淳]	chun2	genuine; pure; honest	5
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep16/50 words - 7 min
但愿如此[但願如此]	dan4 yuan4 ru2 ci3	if only it were so; I hope so (idiom)	1
梦见[夢見]	meng4 jian4	to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream	3
花园[花園]	hua1 yuan2	garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]	2
嬉戏[嬉戲]	xi1 xi4	to frolic; to romp	1
招手[招手]	zhao1 shou3	to wave; to beckon	1
看不见[看不見]	kan4 bu5 jian4	unseen; to be invisible	2
听不见[聽不見]	ting1 bu5 jian4	not be able to hear	1
思虑[思慮]	si1 lu:4	to think sth through; to consider carefully	3
御膳房[御膳房]	yu4 shan4 fang2	imperial kitchen	1
炖[燉]	dun4	to stew	1
安神[安神]	an1 shen2	to calm (soothe) the nerves; to relieve uneasiness of body and mind	2
养生[養生]	yang3 sheng1	to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc)	1
贴心[貼心]	tie1 xin1	intimate; close; considerate	1
臣子[臣子]	chen2 zi3	official in feudal court; subject	2
突[突]	tu1	to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2]	1
殉职[殉職]	xun4 zhi2	to die in the line of duty	1
边关[邊關]	bian1 guan1	border station; strategic defensive position on frontier	1
驿马[驛馬]	yi4 ma3	post horse	1
收复[收復]	shou1 fu4	to recover (lost territory etc); to recapture	1
全数[全數]	quan2 shu4	the entire sum; the whole amount	1
原地[原地]	yuan2 di4	(in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product)	1
寒碜[寒磣]	han2 chen5	ugly; shameful; to ridicule	1
朝臣[朝臣]	chao2 chen2	court councilor	1
有商有量[有商有量]	you3 shang1 you3 liang4	to talk things through (idiom); to have an exchange of views	1
石头[石頭]	shi2 tou5	stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	5
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep16/75 words - 12 min
下发[下發]	xia4 fa1	to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels; to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims)	3
访查[訪查]	fang3 cha2	to investigate	1
容貌[容貌]	rong2 mao4	one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features	1
拍马屁[拍馬屁]	pai1 ma3 pi4	to flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up; toadying; boot-licking	1
饼[餅]	bing3	round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1]	20
碰见[碰見]	peng4 jian4	to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into	3
水源[水源]	shui3 yuan2	water source; water supply; headwaters of a river	3
树[樹]	shu4	tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up	6
在意[在意]	zai4 yi4	to care about; to mind	7
死活[死活]	si3 huo2	life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me	6
识趣[識趣]	shi2 qu4	tactful; discreet	2
力气[力氣]	li4 qi5	strength; CL:把[ba3]	3
撑[撐]	cheng1	to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support	13
仇敌[仇敵]	chou2 di2	enemy	1
无所谓[無所謂]	wu2 suo3 wei4	to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be	4
后边[後邊]	hou4 bian5	back; rear; behind	1
干活[幹活]	gan4 huo2	to work; to be employed	13
剁[剁]	duo4	to chop up (meat etc); to chop off (sb's hand etc)	2
喂[餵]	wei4	to feed	5
餐[餐]	can1	meal; to eat; classifier for meals	3
露宿[露宿]	lu4 su4	to sleep outdoors; to spend the night in the open	1
有着[有著]	you3 zhe5	to have; to possess	1
接管[接管]	jie1 guan3	to take over; to assume control	3
未果[未果]	wei4 guo3	to fail to eventuate; (verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing	3
烈性[烈性]	lie4 xing4	strong; intense; spirited; virulent	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep16/100 words - 19 min
耳目[耳目]	er3 mu4	eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies	1
安置[安置]	an1 zhi4	to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement	4
网[網]	wang3	net; network	2
处死[處死]	chu3 si3	an execution; to put sb to death	6
归宿[歸宿]	gui1 su4	place to return to; home; final destination; ending	1
心上人[心上人]	xin1 shang4 ren2	sweetheart; one's beloved	2
株连[株連]	zhu1 lian2	to involve others (in a crime); guilt by association	1
寻仇[尋仇]	xun2 chou2	to carry out a vendetta against sb	1
无非[無非]	wu2 fei1	only; nothing else	4
荣光[榮光]	rong2 guang1	glory	3
刚烈[剛烈]	gang1 lie4	resolute and upright in character; unyielding; staunch	1
到头来[到頭來]	dao4 tou2 lai2	in the end; finally; as a result	2
显然[顯然]	xian3 ran2	clear; evident; obvious(ly)	2
不屑[不屑]	bu4 xie4	to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity	1
提示[提示]	ti2 shi4	to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest; suggestion; tip; reminder; notice	1
人尽皆知[人盡皆知]	ren2 jin4 jie1 zhi1	see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1]	1
头套[頭套]	tou2 tao4	actor's headgear; wig; head covering	1
出戏[出戲]	chu1 xi4	(of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends); (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance	2
看懂[看懂]	kan4 dong3	to understand what one is reading or watching	1
挑战[挑戰]	tiao3 zhan4	to challenge; challenge	5
底线[底線]	di3 xian4	to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports); baseline; minimum; spy; plant	1
细皮嫩肉[細皮嫩肉]	xi4 pi2 nen4 rou4	soft skin and tender flesh (idiom); smooth-skinned	2
堂堂[堂堂]	tang2 tang2	grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance	3
小女[小女]	xiao3 nu:3	my daughter (humble)	3
冒昧[冒昧]	mao4 mei4	bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep16/125 words - 22 min
伸冤[伸冤]	shen1 yuan1	to right wrongs; to redress an injustice	2
出口[出口]	chu1 kou3	an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port	1
侍从[侍從]	shi4 cong2	to serve (an important personage); attendant; retainer	3
失散[失散]	shi1 san4	to lose touch with; missing; scattered; separated from	2
陷[陷]	xian4	pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect	2
返[返]	fan3	to return (to)	2
信物[信物]	xin4 wu4	keepsake; token	1
翁[翁]	weng1	elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)	2
随身[隨身]	sui2 shen1	to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one	1
物件[物件]	wu4 jian4	object	4
做工[做工]	zuo4 gong1	to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship	1
抢走[搶走]	qiang3 zou3	to snatch (esp related to a robbery)	3
密令[密令]	mi4 ling4	secret instruction; secret order	3
寻访[尋訪]	xun2 fang3	to inquire after; to look for (sb)	2
岂有此理[豈有此理]	qi3 you3 ci3 li3	how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd	1
胡搅蛮缠[胡攪蠻纏]	hu2 jiao3 man2 chan2	to pester endlessly (idiom); an annoying troublemaker	1
律[律]	lu:4	law	1
杖[杖]	zhang4	a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)	1
毙[斃]	bi4	to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suffix) to death	1
饥不择食[飢不擇食]	ji1 bu4 ze2 shi2	when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers; When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.	1
当下[當下]	dang1 xia4	immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment	2
日新[日新]	ri4 xin1	in constant progress	1
百思不得其解[百思不得其解]	bai3 si1 bu4 de2 qi2 jie3	see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]	1
任[任]	ren4	to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)	4
诡异[詭異]	gui3 yi4	strange; weird	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep16/150 words - 26 min
蛊[蠱]	gu3	arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch; to drive to insanity; to harm by witchcraft; intestinal parasite	1
巫医[巫醫]	wu1 yi1	witch doctor; medicine man; shaman	7
粪[糞]	fen4	manure; dung	2
力量[力量]	li4 liang5	power; force; strength	7
心力交瘁[心力交瘁]	xin1 li4 jiao1 cui4	to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)	1
懒得[懶得]	lan3 de2	not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to	4
揭穿[揭穿]	jie1 chuan1	to expose; to uncover	2
忧思[憂思]	you1 si1	to be anxious and worried; agitated; pensive	2
气血[氣血]	qi4 xue4	qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine)	1
虚[虛]	xu1	emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain	3
吃药[吃藥]	chi1 yao4	to take medicine	3
软弱[軟弱]	ruan3 ruo4	weak; feeble; flabby	3
已然[已然]	yi3 ran2	to be already so; already	3
履行[履行]	lu:3 xing2	to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform	4
可笑[可笑]	ke3 xiao4	funny; ridiculous	7
追悔莫及[追悔莫及]	zhui1 hui3 mo4 ji2	too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.	1
好过[好過]	hao3 guo4	to have an easy time; (feel) well	9
忍辱偷生[忍辱偷生]	ren3 ru3 tou1 sheng1	to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)	1
哪怕[哪怕]	na3 pa4	even; even if; even though; no matter how	2
有朝一日[有朝一日]	you3 zhao1 yi1 ri4	one day; sometime in the future	4
懦夫[懦夫]	nuo4 fu1	coward	7
想方设法[想方設法]	xiang3 fang1 she4 fa3	to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other	3
脚跟[腳跟]	jiao3 gen1	heel	1
夺取[奪取]	duo2 qu3	to seize; to capture; to wrest control of	1
伺机[伺機]	si4 ji1	to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep16/175 words - 32 min
绝杀[絕殺]	jue2 sha1	to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc); to score the winning point	1
对得起[對得起]	dui4 de5 qi3	not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of	4
咬紧牙关[咬緊牙關]	yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1	lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain; to bite the bullet	1
前辈[前輩]	qian2 bei4	senior; older generation; precursor	1
艰难[艱難]	jian1 nan2	difficult; hard; challenging	2
左边[左邊]	zuo3 bian5	left; the left side; to the left of	1
办公[辦公]	ban4 gong1	to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office)	1
通体[通體]	tong1 ti3	(of sb or sth) whole or entire body	1
打发[打發]	da3 fa5	to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)	2
掘[掘]	jue2	to dig	1
挣钱[掙錢]	zheng4 qian2	to make money	1
大嫂[大嫂]	da4 sao3	older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)	1
胡麻[胡麻]	hu2 ma2	sesame; (botany) flax; linseed	7
脆[脆]	cui4	brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat	1
摊[攤]	tan1	to spread out; vendor's stand	2
仨[仨]	sa1	three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个)	2
胡扯[胡扯]	hu2 che3	to chatter; nonsense; blather	1
老娘[老娘]	lao3 niang2	my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife	3
吃食[吃食]	chi1 shi5	food; edibles	4
价[價]	jia4	price; value; (chemistry) valence	1
光天化日[光天化日]	guang1 tian1 hua4 ri4	the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight	1
层[層]	ceng2	layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)	1
女红[女紅]	nu:3 gong1	the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)	1
天底下[天底下]	tian1 di3 xia5	in this world; under the sun	7
对不住[對不住]	dui4 bu5 zhu4	to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep16/200 words - 40 min
碍事[礙事]	ai4 shi4	(usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter; to be in the way; to be a hindrance	2
先头[先頭]	xian1 tou2	in advance; ahead; before; previously	2
一半[一半]	yi1 ban4	half	4
年头[年頭]	nian2 tou2	start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest	1
欺[欺]	qi1	to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat	4
包赔[包賠]	bao1 pei2	guarantee to pay compensations	1
大白天[大白天]	da4 bai2 tian1	broad daylight	1
走过[走過]	zou3 guo4	to walk past; to pass by	1
早前[早前]	zao3 qian2	previously	1
钱袋[錢袋]	qian2 dai4	purse; wallet	1
小偷[小偷]	xiao3 tou1	thief	3
洋[洋]	yang2	ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin	1
安生[安生]	an1 sheng1	peaceful; restful; quiet; still	1
织[織]	zhi1	to weave; to knit	20
水缸[水缸]	shui3 gang1	water jar	1
假冒[假冒]	jia3 mao4	to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine)	4
广袤[廣袤]	guang3 mao4	vast	1
无垠[無垠]	wu2 yin2	boundless; vast	1
丽[麗]	li4	beautiful	33
大娘[大娘]	da4 niang2	(coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address)	10
奶酪[奶酪]	nai3 lao4	cheese; CL:塊|块[kuai4],盒[he2],片[pian4]	2
晒干[曬乾]	shai4 gan1	to dry in the sun	1
闭上[閉上]	bi4 shang5	to close; to shut up	2
小马[小馬]	xiao3 ma3	colt; pony	1
耍赖[耍賴]	shua3 lai4	to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep16/210 words - 43 min
借给[借給]	jie4 gei3	to lend to sb	2
今年[今年]	jin1 nian2	this year	2
知足[知足]	zhi1 zu2	content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)	1
活计[活計]	huo2 ji4	handicraft; needlework; work	3
机器[機器]	ji1 qi4	machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4]	1
工[工]	gong1	work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor	1
俊[俊]	jun4	smart; eminent; handsome; talented	1
明儿[明兒]	ming2 r5	(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day	2
闲人[閒人]	xian2 ren2	idle person; idler; unconcerned person	2
推卸[推卸]	tui1 xie4	to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep17/25 words - 6 min
化名[化名]	hua4 ming2	to use an alias; assumed name; pseudonym	2
落后[落後]	luo4 hou4	to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress	1
处决[處決]	chu3 jue2	to execute (a condemned criminal)	1
郊[郊]	jiao1	suburbs; outskirts	13
起床[起床]	qi3 chuang2	to get out of bed; to get up	3
宗[宗]	zong1	school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs	2
官司[官司]	guan1 si5	lawsuit; CL:場|场[chang2]	1
能干[能幹]	neng2 gan4	capable; competent	2
生还[生還]	sheng1 huan2	to return alive; to survive	3
过活[過活]	guo4 huo2	to live one's life; to make a living	1
刺绣[刺繡]	ci4 xiu4	to embroider; embroidery	8
关门[關門]	guan1 men2	to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)	2
粗活[粗活]	cu1 huo2	unskilled labor; heavy manual work	2
丑话说在前头[醜話說在前頭]	chou3 hua4 shuo1 zai4 qian2 tou5	let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank	1
工钱[工錢]	gong1 qian2	salary; wages	9
昨儿[昨兒]	zuo2 r5	(coll.) yesterday	1
干事[幹事]	gan4 shi5	administrator; executive secretary	1
低[低]	di1	low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline	2
姐[姐]	jie3	older sister	80
帮衬[幫襯]	bang1 chen4	to help; to assist financially	1
师傅[師傅]	shi1 fu5	master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	1
梭[梭]	suo1	shuttle (textiles); to move back and fro	1
应战[應戰]	ying4 zhan4	to take up a challenge; to face an attack and meet it	9
大言不惭[大言不慚]	da4 yan2 bu4 can2	to boast shamelessly; to talk big	1
挑拨[挑撥]	tiao3 bo1	to incite disharmony; to instigate	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep17/50 words - 10 min
看中[看中]	kan4 zhong4	to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on	2
幕僚[幕僚]	mu4 liao2	aids and advisors of top officials	4
先锋[先鋒]	xian1 feng1	vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde	1
用来[用來]	yong4 lai2	to be used for	3
不禁[不禁]	bu4 jin1	can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from	2
明处[明處]	ming2 chu4	clear place; out in the open	1
较[較]	jiao4	to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]	3
养子[養子]	yang3 zi3	adopted son; foster son	4
地位[地位]	di4 wei4	position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
稳固[穩固]	wen3 gu4	stable; steady; firm; to stabilize	1
握[握]	wo4	to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful	1
忠诚[忠誠]	zhong1 cheng2	devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty	4
从中[從中]	cong2 zhong1	from within; therefrom	1
挑唆[挑唆]	tiao3 suo1	to incite; to stir up; to instigate	1
心愿[心願]	xin1 yuan4	cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration	8
侵害[侵害]	qin1 hai4	to encroach on; to infringe on	2
伤天害理[傷天害理]	shang1 tian1 hai4 li3	to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts	3
奉陪[奉陪]	feng4 pei2	(honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company	3
愿望[願望]	yuan4 wang4	desire; wish	4
许愿[許願]	xu3 yuan4	to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward	1
站稳脚跟[站穩腳跟]	zhan4 wen3 jiao3 gen1	to stand firmly; to gain a foothold; to establish oneself	1
拭目以待[拭目以待]	shi4 mu4 yi3 dai4	lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see	3
一言为定[一言為定]	yi1 yan2 wei2 ding4	one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal!; That's settled then.	1
铁链[鐵鏈]	tie3 lian4	iron chain	1
大方[大方]	da4 fang5	generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep17/75 words - 13 min
订[訂]	ding4	to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order	4
忙活[忙活]	mang2 huo5	to be really busy; pressing business	1
上手[上手]	shang4 shou3	to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor	1
祖宗[祖宗]	zu3 zong1	ancestor; forebear	1
预感[預感]	yu4 gan3	to have a premonition; premonition	2
协议[協議]	xie2 yi4	agreement; pact; protocol; CL:項|项[xiang4]	1
自作主张[自作主張]	zi4 zuo4 zhu3 zhang1	to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative	3
明哲保身[明哲保身]	ming2 zhe2 bao3 shen1	a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle	1
全身而退[全身而退]	quan2 shen1 er2 tui4	to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece	1
尽力而为[盡力而為]	jin4 li4 er2 wei2	to try one's utmost; to strive	2
战利品[戰利品]	zhan4 li4 pin3	spoils of war	4
名册[名冊]	ming2 ce4	roll (of names); register; CL:本[ben3]	4
迎接[迎接]	ying2 jie1	to meet; to welcome; to greet	7
纠缠[糾纏]	jiu1 chan2	to be in a tangle; to nag	2
装傻[裝傻]	zhuang1 sha3	to act stupid; to pretend to be naive	1
真相[真相]	zhen1 xiang4	the truth about sth; the actual facts	14
单方面[單方面]	dan1 fang1 mian4	unilateral	1
尸骸[屍骸]	shi1 hai2	corpse; skeleton	1
遍地[遍地]	bian4 di4	everywhere; all over	3
不近人情[不近人情]	bu4 jin4 ren2 qing2	not amenable to reason; unreasonable	1
私底下[私底下]	si1 di3 xia5	privately; secretly; confidentially	1
情义[情義]	qing2 yi4	affection; comradeship	3
确认[確認]	que4 ren4	to confirm; to verify; confirmation	6
张贴[張貼]	zhang1 tie1	to post (a notice); to advertise	1
布告[佈告]	bu4 gao4	posting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin; to announce	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep17/100 words - 17 min
名节[名節]	ming2 jie2	reputation and integrity	1
掰扯[掰扯]	bai1 che5	to debate; to dispute; to wrangle (dialect)	1
死敌[死敵]	si3 di2	mortal enemy; arch-enemy	2
阴谋[陰謀]	yin1 mou2	plot; conspiracy	7
驾临[駕臨]	jia4 lin2	to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence	1
拘谨[拘謹]	ju1 jin3	reserved; overcautious	1
父子[父子]	fu4 zi3	father and son	11
兴起[興起]	xing1 qi3	to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue	1
盛[盛]	sheng4	flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively	2
繁荣昌盛[繁榮昌盛]	fan2 rong2 chang1 sheng4	glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving	1
仰赖[仰賴]	yang3 lai4	to rely on	1
恩泽[恩澤]	en1 ze2	favor from an emperor or high official	2
夸耀[誇耀]	kua1 yao4	to brag about; to flaunt	1
初次[初次]	chu1 ci4	for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)	2
无愧[無愧]	wu2 kui4	to have a clear conscience; to feel no qualms	4
攻伐[攻伐]	gong1 fa2	to attack; to raid; (of medicine) potent	1
明令[明令]	ming2 ling4	to decree	1
灭[滅]	mie4	to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown	8
乃至[乃至]	nai3 zhi4	and even; to go so far as to	1
北关[北關]	Bei3 guan1	Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan	1
锁钥[鎖鑰]	suo3 yue4	key and lock; (fig.) strategic place	2
机[機]	ji1	machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2]	3
骨子里[骨子裡]	gu3 zi5 li3	beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level	1
叛变[叛變]	pan4 bian4	to defect; to betray; to mutiny	3
罪过[罪過]	zui4 guo5	sin; offense	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep17/125 words - 20 min
特地[特地]	te4 di4	specially; for a special purpose	6
上门[上門]	shang4 men2	to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family	1
兴师问罪[興師問罪]	xing1 shi1 wen4 zui4	to send punitive forces against; (fig.) to criticize violently	1
揍死[揍死]	zou4 si3	to beat to death	1
个中[個中]	ge4 zhong1	therein; in this	2
原人[原人]	yuan2 ren2	prehistoric man; primitive man	1
辩[辯]	bian4	to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss	1
查阅[查閱]	cha2 yue4	to consult; to refer to; to look sth up in a reference source	1
屡次[屢次]	lu:3 ci4	repeatedly; time and again	1
讨伐[討伐]	tao3 fa2	to suppress by armed force; to send a punitive expedition against; to crusade against	2
甘愿[甘願]	gan1 yuan4	willingly	4
自刎[自刎]	zi4 wen3	to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat	4
换取[換取]	huan4 qu3	to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)	2
狡辩[狡辯]	jiao3 bian4	to quibble	2
病残[病殘]	bing4 can2	sick or disabled; invalid; disability	2
战斗力[戰鬥力]	zhan4 dou4 li4	fighting strength	2
背信弃义[背信棄義]	bei4 xin4 qi4 yi4	breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery; perfidy	4
阅[閱]	yue4	to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience	3
世世代代[世世代代]	shi4 shi4 dai4 dai4	for many generations	1
顶天立地[頂天立地]	ding3 tian1 li4 di4	lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom)	5
坦[坦]	tan3	flat; open-hearted; level; smooth	2
荡荡[蕩蕩]	dang4 dang4	fluttering	1
尊敬[尊敬]	zun1 jing4	to respect; to revere	1
对手[對手]	dui4 shou3	opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match	4
礼仪[禮儀]	li3 yi2	etiquette; ceremony	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep17/150 words - 26 min
呼来喝去[呼來喝去]	hu1 lai2 he4 qu4	to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders; always bossing people around	1
大难[大難]	da4 nan4	great catastrophe	2
临头[臨頭]	lin2 tou2	to befall; to be imminent	2
坦白[坦白]	tan3 bai2	honest; forthcoming; to confess	4
棺[棺]	guan1	coffin	1
材[材]	cai2	material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)	2
掉泪[掉淚]	diao4 lei4	to shed tears	1
阻击[阻擊]	zu3 ji1	to check; to stop	3
眼看[眼看]	yan3 kan4	soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens	6
纵[縱]	zong4	warp (the vertical threads in weaving); vertical; longitudinal; north-south (lines of longitude); lengthwise; to release; to indulge; even if	3
以致[以致]	yi3 zhi4	to such an extent as to; down to; up to	1
重回[重回]	chong2 hui2	to return	2
私通[私通]	si1 tong1	to have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc); to engage in an illicit sexual relationship; adultery	1
泼[潑]	po1	to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish	5
居心[居心]	ju1 xin1	to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind	3
对质[對質]	dui4 zhi4	to confront (in court etc); confrontation	1
冤屈[冤屈]	yuan1 qu1	to receive unjust treatment; injustice	1
眼皮子[眼皮子]	yan3 pi2 zi5	eyelid	2
动嘴[動嘴]	dong4 zui3	to talk	2
大喊[大喊]	da4 han3	to shout	1
认罪[認罪]	ren4 zui4	to admit guilt; to plead guilty	2
念[念]	nian4	to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)	15
旧情[舊情]	jiu4 qing2	old affection	3
生路[生路]	sheng1 lu4	a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament	2
吞[吞]	tun1	to swallow; to take	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep17/175 words - 30 min
自取[自取]	zi4 qu3	to help oneself to (food); to invite (trouble); to court (disaster)	2
帐[帳]	zhang4	covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 賬|账[zhang4]	42
精选[精選]	jing1 xuan3	carefully chosen; handpicked; best of the bunch; choice (product); concentration (mining); to concentrate; to winnow	2
上好[上好]	shang4 hao3	first-rate; top-notch	4
私吞[私吞]	si1 tun1	to misappropriate (public funds etc); to embezzle	2
立马[立馬]	li4 ma3	at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly	4
攀诬[攀誣]	pan1 wu1	to frame; to accuse unjustly	1
拼命[拼命]	pin1 ming4	to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it	3
博得[博得]	bo2 de2	to win; to gain	2
大汗[大汗]	da4 han4	profuse perspiration	2
闷[悶]	men4	bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed	4
看不起[看不起]	kan4 bu5 qi3	to look down upon; to despise	5
善于[善於]	shan4 yu2	to be good at; to be adept at	2
忌讳[忌諱]	ji4 hui4	taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from	1
明智[明智]	ming2 zhi4	sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious	1
烤[烤]	kao3	to roast; to bake; to broil	12
羊[羊]	yang2	sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]	14
没戏[沒戲]	mei2 xi4	(coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless	1
帐子[帳子]	zhang4 zi5	mosquito net; CL:頂|顶[ding3]	5
突飞猛进[突飛猛進]	tu1 fei1 meng3 jin4	to advance by leaps and bounds	1
酒量[酒量]	jiu3 liang4	capacity for liquor; how much one can drink	1
单独[單獨]	dan1 du2	alone; by oneself; on one's own	3
眼神[眼神]	yan3 shen2	expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)	3
大量[大量]	da4 liang4	great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous	4
什[什]	shen2	what	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep17/200 words - 37 min
乱说[亂說]	luan4 shuo1	to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks	3
看不惯[看不慣]	kan4 bu5 guan4	cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove	1
丢人[丟人]	diu1 ren2	to lose face	3
优柔寡断[優柔寡斷]	you1 rou2 gua3 duan4	indecisive; irresolute	3
喝醉[喝醉]	he1 zui4	to get drunk	2
内疚[內疚]	nei4 jiu4	guilty conscience; to feel a twinge of guilt	2
自责[自責]	zi4 ze2	to blame oneself	4
一面[一面]	yi1 mian4	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face	5
坐下[坐下]	zuo4 xia5	to sit down	4
成天[成天]	cheng2 tian1	(coll.) all day long; all the time	2
烟火[煙火]	yan1 huo3	smoke and fire; fireworks	1
提线木偶[提線木偶]	ti2 xian4 mu4 ou3	marionette	4
拜见[拜見]	bai4 jian4	to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior	5
卿[卿]	qing1	high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)	22
多礼[多禮]	duo1 li3	too polite; overcourteous	2
愧不敢当[愧不敢當]	kui4 bu4 gan3 dang1	lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.; You flatter me too much.	1
鞠躬尽瘁[鞠躬盡瘁]	ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4	to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost	1
泾[涇]	Jing1	Jing River	17
立下[立下]	li4 xia4	to set up; to establish	3
汗马功劳[汗馬功勞]	han4 ma3 gong1 lao2	war exploits; (fig.) heroic contribution	1
愚顽[愚頑]	yu2 wan2	ignorant and stubborn	1
赶尽杀绝[趕盡殺絕]	gan3 jin4 sha1 jue2	to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless	2
恰恰[恰恰]	qia4 qia4	exactly; just; precisely	2
相反[相反]	xiang1 fan3	opposite; contrary	3
登基[登基]	deng1 ji1	to ascend the throne	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep17/225 words - 40 min
连根拔[連根拔]	lian2 gen1 ba2	to pull up by the roots; to uproot	1
恐[恐]	kong3	afraid; frightened; to fear	7
重演[重演]	chong2 yan3	to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones); to repeat (a performance)	2
斩杀[斬殺]	zhan3 sha1	to behead	1
辱[辱]	ru3	disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]	5
溃败[潰敗]	kui4 bai4	utterly defeated; routed; crushed; to collapse (of army)	1
人定[人定]	ren2 ding4	middle of the night; the dead of night	1
安稳[安穩]	an1 wen3	smooth and steady	6
口子[口子]	kou3 zi5	hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent	2
服软[服軟]	fu2 ruan3	to admit defeat; to give in; to acknowledge a mistake; to apologize; to be amenable to persuasion	1
强硬[強硬]	qiang2 ying4	tough; unyielding; hard-line	1
觊觎[覬覦]	ji4 yu2	to covet; to long for; to lust after	1
朕[朕]	zhen4	I; we (imperial use); subtle	76
进退[進退]	jin4 tui4	to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety	4
身心[身心]	shen1 xin1	body and mind; mental and physical	1
颜[顏]	yan2	color; face; countenance	1
苛刻[苛刻]	ke1 ke4	harsh; severe; demanding	1
一门心思[一門心思]	yi1 men2 xin1 si5	to set one's heart on sth (idiom)	1
监察[監察]	jian1 cha2	to supervise; to control	2
御史[御史]	yu4 shi3	imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)	2
屡[屢]	lu:3	time and again; repeatedly; frequently	2
大错[大錯]	da4 cuo4	blunder	2
隆[隆]	long2	grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge	1
饱[飽]	bao3	to eat till full; satisfied	4
多放[多放]	duo1 fang4	add extra (of a spice etc)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep17/234 words - 41 min
梭子[梭子]	suo1 zi5	shuttle (textile); cartridge clip; classifier for bullet clips and bursts of gunfire	1
毡[氈]	zhan1	felt (fabric)	2
毯[毯]	tan3	blanket; rug	1
大病[大病]	da4 bing4	serious illness	1
净[淨]	jing4	clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role	5
医[醫]	yi1	medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat	10
巴掌[巴掌]	ba1 zhang3	palm of the hand; classifier: slap	2
枣[棗]	zao3	jujube; dates	3
有毒[有毒]	you3 du2	poisonous	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep18/25 words - 10 min
看得起[看得起]	kan4 de5 qi3	to show respect for; to think highly of	2
擦[擦]	ca1	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish	6
沾[沾]	zhan1	to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch	9
弥[彌]	mi2	full; to fill; completely; more	388
男装[男裝]	nan2 zhuang1	men's clothes	2
凑合[湊合]	cou4 he5	to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad	1
屋子[屋子]	wu1 zi5	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]	1
洗衣[洗衣]	xi3 yi1	laundry	1
做饭[做飯]	zuo4 fan4	to prepare a meal; to cook	2
利索[利索]	li4 suo5	nimble	1
应声[應聲]	ying4 sheng1	an answering voice; to answer a voice; to respond; to copy a voice; to parrot	1
右手[右手]	you4 shou3	right hand; right-hand side	1
双手[雙手]	shuang1 shou3	both hands	5
合十[合十]	he2 shi2	to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)	1
中间[中間]	zhong1 jian1	between; intermediate; mid; middle	2
左手[左手]	zuo3 shou3	left hand; left-hand side	1
翻过来[翻過來]	fan1 guo4 lai2	to overturn; to turn upside down	1
老天爷[老天爺]	lao3 tian1 ye2	God; Heavens	6
搞不懂[搞不懂]	gao3 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of (sth)	2
翻[翻]	fan1	to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross	4
统统[統統]	tong3 tong3	totally	2
吃掉[吃掉]	chi1 diao4	to eat up; to consume	1
耳朵[耳朵]	er3 duo5	ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)	4
管理[管理]	guan3 li3	to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
着凉[著涼]	zhao2 liang2	to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep18/50 words - 18 min
马奶酒[馬奶酒]	ma3 nai3 jiu3	kumis; horse milk wine	2
几分[幾分]	ji3 fen1	somewhat; a bit	7
余地[餘地]	yu2 di4	margin; leeway	1
来路不明[來路不明]	lai2 lu4 bu4 ming2	unidentified origin; no-one knows where it comes from; of dubious background	3
将就[將就]	jiang1 jiu5	to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with	1
地上[地上]	di4 shang5	on the ground; on the floor	3
戒备[戒備]	jie4 bei4	to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)	2
告诫[告誡]	gao4 jie4	to warn; to admonish	1
乱跑[亂跑]	luan4 pao3	to run around all over the place	5
警告[警告]	jing3 gao4	to warn; to admonish	7
食物[食物]	shi2 wu4	food; CL:種|种[zhong3]	5
配额[配額]	pei4 e2	quota; ration	1
切[切]	qie1	to cut; to slice; tangent (math)	2
切[切]	qie4	definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fan3 qie4]	2
树枝[樹枝]	shu4 zhi1	branch; twig	1
入乡随俗[入鄉隨俗]	ru4 xiang1 sui2 su2	When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do; When in Rome, do as the Romans do	1
礼尚往来[禮尚往來]	li3 shang4 wang3 lai2	lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness	1
恢复[恢復]	hui1 fu4	to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate	8
侵略[侵略]	qin1 lu:e4	invasion; encroachment	1
相遇[相遇]	xiang1 yu4	to meet; to encounter; to come across	2
亲人[親人]	qin1 ren2	one's close relatives	4
滚蛋[滾蛋]	gun3 dan4	get out of here!; beat it!	1
添乱[添亂]	tian1 luan4	(coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience	1
轰[轟]	hong1	explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel	3
笨[笨]	ben4	stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy	1
越帮越忙[越幫越忙]	yue4 bang1 yue4 mang2	to be officious; to kibitz; to be meddlesome; to force one's help upon	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep18/75 words - 24 min
脖子[脖子]	bo2 zi5	neck; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
酸[酸]	suan1	sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid	1
拜托[拜託]	bai4 tuo1	to request sb to do sth; please!	4
百折不挠[百折不撓]	bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2	to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable	1
表态[表態]	biao3 tai4	to declare one's position; to say where one stands	1
接待[接待]	jie1 dai4	to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter)	2
祸害[禍害]	huo4 hai4	disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck	2
不值钱[不值錢]	bu4 zhi2 qian2	of little value	1
挣[掙]	zheng4	to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)	3
一头[一頭]	yi1 tou2	one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously	1
撞死[撞死]	zhuang4 si3	to knock down and kill sb with a car; to run over sb; to run sb down	1
棵[棵]	ke1	classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc	1
脖[脖]	bo2	neck	2
吊死[吊死]	diao4 si3	death by hanging; to hang oneself	4
想不开[想不開]	xiang3 bu5 kai1	cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles	1
猛[猛]	meng3	ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome	1
全无[全無]	quan2 wu2	none; completely without	3
悠哉[悠哉]	you1 zai1	see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]	1
泼妇[潑婦]	po1 fu4	shrew; vixen	2
心跳[心跳]	xin1 tiao4	heartbeat; pulse	1
伸[伸]	shen1	to stretch; to extend	2
锻炼[鍛鍊]	duan4 lian4	to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself	4
颈[頸]	jing3	neck	1
出息[出息]	chu1 xi5	future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up	2
干脆[乾脆]	gan1 cui4	straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep18/100 words - 30 min
上个月[上個月]	shang4 ge4 yue4	last month	1
样式[樣式]	yang4 shi4	type; style	2
受欢迎[受歡迎]	shou4 huan1 ying2	popular; well-received	1
针[針]	zhen1	needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]	6
密[密]	mi4	secret; confidential; close; thick; dense	2
制[製]	zhi4	to manufacture; to make	1
毯子[毯子]	tan3 zi5	blanket; CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2],面[mian4]	2
细腻[細膩]	xi4 ni4	exquisite; meticulous	2
不平[不平]	bu4 ping2	uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied	1
宽限[寬限]	kuan1 xian4	to extend (a deadline etc)	1
定能[定能]	ding4 neng2	to be definitely able (to do sth)	4
宽待[寬待]	kuan1 dai4	to treat leniently; liberal treatment	1
手艺[手藝]	shou3 yi4	craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade	2
点头[點頭]	dian3 tou2	to nod	2
地衣[地衣]	di4 yi1	lichen	1
帕子[帕子]	pa4 zi5	kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf	2
亏待[虧待]	kui1 dai4	to treat sb unfairly	4
一塌糊涂[一塌糊塗]	yi1 ta1 hu2 tu5	muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess	1
焦[焦]	jiao1	burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3], joule	2
努力[努力]	nu3 li4	great effort; to strive; to try hard	8
好说[好說]	hao3 shuo1	easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me	3
拆穿[拆穿]	chai1 chuan1	to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc)	1
折腾[折騰]	zhe1 teng5	to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)	1
以身相许[以身相許]	yi3 shen1 xiang1 xu3	to give one's heart to; to devote one's life to	2
血气方刚[血氣方剛]	xue4 qi4 fang1 gang1	full of sap (idiom); young and vigorous	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep18/125 words - 35 min
搂[摟]	lou3	to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms	2
焐[焐]	wu4	to warm sth up	3
补[補]	bu3	to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement	4
后半[後半]	hou4 ban4	latter half	1
自觉[自覺]	zi4 jue2	conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious	2
战斗[戰鬥]	zhan4 dou4	to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]	3
领地[領地]	ling3 di4	territory; domain; estate; (old) fief	1
强壮[強壯]	qiang2 zhuang4	strong; sturdy; robust	1
生育[生育]	sheng1 yu4	to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility	1
老人[老人]	lao3 ren2	old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents	2
持[持]	chi2	to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control	1
厮杀[廝殺]	si1 sha1	to fight at close quarters; hand-to-hand	1
正视[正視]	zheng4 shi4	to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to	2
安邦[安邦]	an1 bang1	to bring peace and stability to a country, region etc	1
艳[豔]	yan4	variant of 艷|艳[yan4]	2
集[集]	ji2	to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode	2
妻妾[妻妾]	qi1 qie4	wives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem	1
灿[燦]	can4	glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent	1
然[然]	ran2	correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly	3
华[華]	hua2	magnificent; splendid; flowery	3
肌[肌]	ji1	flesh; muscle	1
云鬓[雲鬢]	yun2 bin4	a woman's beautiful, thick hair	1
回[迴]	hui2	to curve; to return; to revolve	1
野地[野地]	ye3 di4	wilderness	1
羊毛[羊毛]	yang2 mao2	fleece; wool; woolen	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep18/150 words - 40 min
使劲[使勁]	shi3 jin4	to exert all one's strength	1
摘[摘]	zhai1	to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)	4
毛[毛]	mao2	hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])	7
是的[是的]	shi4 de5	yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5]	4
啥[啥]	sha2	dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4]	1
贵人[貴人]	gui4 ren2	nobility; person of high rank	10
数数[數數]	shu3 shu4	to count; to reckon	1
圣人[聖人]	sheng4 ren2	saint; sage; refers to Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]; the current reigning Emperor	4
当地[當地]	dang1 di4	local	2
衣[衣]	yi1	clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145	5
斯[斯]	si1	(phonetic); this	1
珍惜[珍惜]	zhen1 xi1	to treasure; to value; to cherish	7
生来[生來]	sheng1 lai2	from birth; by one's nature	1
供养[供養]	gong1 yang3	to supply; to provide for one's elders; to support one's parents	3
三分[三分]	san1 fen1	somewhat; to some degree	2
王孙[王孫]	wang2 sun1	children of the nobility	1
觉[覺]	jiao4	a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]	2
觉[覺]	jue2	to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware	2
盘算[盤算]	pan2 suan4	to plot; to scheme; to calculate	1
涨[漲]	zhang4	to swell; to distend	2
扔[扔]	reng1	to throw; to throw away	6
钉子[釘子]	ding1 zi5	nail; snag; saboteur	4
少见多怪[少見多怪]	shao3 jian4 duo1 guai4	lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience; naive expression of excitement due to ignorance	1
缓[緩]	huan3	slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate	1
虚弱[虛弱]	xu1 ruo4	weak; in poor health	1
允诺[允諾]	yun3 nuo4	to promise; to consent (to do sth)	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep18/163 words - 42 min
主仆[主僕]	zhu3 pu2	master and servant	4
彼此[彼此]	bi3 ci3	each other; one another	6
新人[新人]	xin1 ren2	newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom	1
告别[告別]	gao4 bie2	to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to	4
幸运[幸運]	xing4 yun4	fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck	3
日头[日頭]	ri4 tou2	sun (dialect); daytime; date	3
何不[何不]	he2 bu4	why not?; why not do (sth)?	5
萤火虫[螢火蟲]	ying2 huo3 chong2	firefly; glowworm; lightning bug	4
一眼[一眼]	yi1 yan3	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse	3
赴约[赴約]	fu4 yue1	to keep an appointment	3
美好[美好]	mei3 hao3	beautiful; fine	3
转瞬[轉瞬]	zhuan3 shun4	in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash; to turn one's eyes	1
逝[逝]	shi4	(of time) to pass; to die	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep19/25 words - 8 min
烫[燙]	tang4	to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot	2
散热[散熱]	san4 re4	to dissipate heat	1
扒[扒]	ba1	to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig	2
退热[退熱]	tui4 re4	to reduce fever	1
发热[發熱]	fa1 re4	to have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat	6
咒[咒]	zhou4	incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb	3
生锈[生銹]	sheng1 xiu4	to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization	2
脸色[臉色]	lian3 se4	complexion; look	2
说服力[說服力]	shuo1 fu2 li4	persuasiveness	1
整夜[整夜]	zheng3 ye4	the whole night; all through the night	1
痒[癢]	yang3	to itch; to tickle	3
左面[左面]	zuo3 mian4	left side	1
蓟[薊]	ji4	cirsium; thistle	2
右面[右面]	you4 mian4	right side	1
沧州[滄州]	Cang1 zhou1	Cangzhou prefecture-level city in Hebei	6
反面[反面]	fan3 mian4	reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc); negative; bad	1
用完[用完]	yong4 wan2	used up; finished	2
采买[採買]	cai3 mai3	to purchase; to buy; to do one's shopping; purchasing agent; buyer	2
非得[非得]	fei1 dei3	(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must	3
精明[精明]	jing1 ming2	astute; shrewd	3
小羊[小羊]	xiao3 yang2	lamb	2
价格[價格]	jia4 ge2	price; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
不比[不比]	bu4 bi3	unlike	1
布袋[布袋]	Bu4 dai4	pouch; sack; bag; Budai (the Laughing Buddha); Budai or Putai town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan	1
袋子[袋子]	dai4 zi5	bag	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep19/50 words - 13 min
集市[集市]	ji2 shi4	market; bazaar; fair	10
还债[還債]	huan2 zhai4	to settle a debt	1
俸禄[俸祿]	feng4 lu4	official's salary (in feudal times)	1
中秋节[中秋節]	Zhong1 qiu1 jie2	the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month	8
团[團]	tuan2	round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)	32
孔明灯[孔明燈]	kong3 ming2 deng1	sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)	3
想家[想家]	xiang3 jia1	homesick	3
栓[栓]	shuan1	bottle stopper; plug; (gun) bolt; (grenade) pin	1
经线[經線]	jing1 xian4	warp; line of longitude; meridian (geography)	1
成形[成形]	cheng2 xing2	to take shape; shaping; forming	1
织物[織物]	zhi1 wu4	cloth; woven material; textiles	1
料子[料子]	liao4 zi5	material	1
铺子[鋪子]	pu4 zi5	store; shop	3
订货[訂貨]	ding4 huo4	to order goods; to place an order	1
传话[傳話]	chuan2 hua4	to pass on a story; to communicate a message	1
连日[連日]	lian2 ri4	day after day; for several days running	3
大雨[大雨]	da4 yu3	heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2]	1
积压[積壓]	ji1 ya1	to pile up; to accumulate without being dealt with	1
好说歹说[好說歹說]	hao3 shuo1 dai3 shuo1	to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom); to reason with sb in every way possible	1
定金[定金]	ding4 jin1	down payment; advance payment	2
辛辛苦苦[辛辛苦苦]	xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3	painstakingly; with great trouble	1
可行[可行]	ke3 xing2	feasible	2
慢走[慢走]	man4 zou3	Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care!	2
淋雨[淋雨]	lin2 yu3	to get wet in the rain	1
风寒[風寒]	feng1 han2	wind chill; cold weather; common cold (medicine)	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep19/75 words - 16 min
搭[搭]	da1	to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]	7
扛[扛]	kang2	to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)	9
事先[事先]	shi4 xian1	in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior	1
未卜[未卜]	wei4 bu3	not foreseen; unpredictable; not on the cards	1
一走了之[一走了之]	yi1 zou3 liao3 zhi1	to avoid a problem by walking away from it; to quit	2
弥补[彌補]	mi2 bu3	to complement; to make up for a deficiency	4
治疗[治療]	zhi4 liao2	to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy	1
掂量[掂量]	dian1 liang5	to weigh in the hand; to consider; to ponder	1
妹妹[妹妹]	mei4 mei5	younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
东家[東家]	dong1 jia1	master (i.e. employer); landlord; boss	2
手帕[手帕]	shou3 pa4	handkerchief; CL:方[fang1]	7
擅长[擅長]	shan4 chang2	to be good at; to be expert in	2
手工业[手工業]	shou3 gong1 ye4	handicraft	1
精致[精緻]	jing1 zhi4	delicate; fine; exquisite; refined	1
手法[手法]	shou3 fa3	technique; trick; skill	3
贵族[貴族]	gui4 zu2	lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy	6
贵妇人[貴婦人]	gui4 fu4 ren2	dame	1
抢生意[搶生意]	qiang3 sheng1 yi5	to undercut competitors; to hustle; to compete for business	1
利润[利潤]	li4 run4	profits	1
伤感[傷感]	shang1 gan3	sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos	3
兵乱[兵亂]	bing1 luan4	confusion of war; turmoil of war	1
挨家挨户[挨家挨戶]	ai1 jia1 ai1 hu4	to go from house to house	2
通告[通告]	tong1 gao4	to announce; to give notice	1
边疆[邊疆]	bian1 jiang1	border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region	2
编[編]	bian1	to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep19/100 words - 21 min
订户[訂戶]	ding4 hu4	subscriber (to a newspaper or periodical)	1
籍[籍]	ji2	book or record; registry; roll; place of one's family or ancestral records; membership	1
分给[分給]	fen1 gei3	to divide (and give to others)	4
相聚[相聚]	xiang1 ju4	to meet together; to assemble	3
卖出[賣出]	mai4 chu1	to sell; to reach (a price in an auction)	1
卖点[賣點]	mai4 dian3	selling point	1
途经[途經]	tu2 jing1	to pass through; via; by way of	2
磨炼[磨煉]	mo2 lian4	see 磨練|磨练[mo2 lian4]	2
面条[麵條]	mian4 tiao2	noodles	2
小玩意[小玩意]	xiao3 wan2 yi4	gadget; widget (small item of software)	2
颜色[顏色]	yan2 se4	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff	3
采购[採購]	cai3 gou4	to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase	4
极了[極了]	ji2 le5	extremely; exceedingly	1
中秋[中秋]	Zhong1 qiu1	the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month	6
节日[節日]	jie2 ri4	holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
聚在一起[聚在一起]	ju4 zai4 yi1 qi3	to get together	2
知识[知識]	zhi1 shi5	knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual	1
渊博[淵博]	yuan1 bo2	erudite; profound; learned; extremely knowledgeable	1
婶[嬸]	shen3	wife of father's younger brother	1
花色[花色]	hua1 se4	variety; design and color; suit (cards)	1
卖完[賣完]	mai4 wan2	to be sold out	1
过节[過節]	guo4 jie2	to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)	1
欢喜[歡喜]	huan1 xi3	happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of	1
起开[起開]	qi3 kai5	(dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way!	2
口无遮拦[口無遮攔]	kou3 wu2 zhe1 lan2	to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep19/125 words - 26 min
不用说[不用說]	bu4 yong4 shuo1	needless to say; it goes without saying	2
赔礼[賠禮]	pei2 li3	to offer an apology; to make amends	1
童叟无欺[童叟無欺]	tong2 sou3 wu2 qi1	cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously; Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.	1
糟糕[糟糕]	zao1 gao1	too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad	3
有的是[有的是]	you3 de5 shi4	have plenty of; there's no lack of	4
惦记[惦記]	dian4 ji4	to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about	6
别着急[別著急]	bie2 zhao2 ji2	Don't worry!	3
哪些[哪些]	na3 xie1	which ones?; who?; what?	1
店铺[店鋪]	dian4 pu4	store; shop	4
碰头[碰頭]	peng4 tou2	to meet; to hold a meeting	1
这下子[這下子]	zhe4 xia4 zi5	this time	1
一模一样[一模一樣]	yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4	exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]	6
认错[認錯]	ren4 cuo4	to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake	2
蛮不讲理[蠻不講理]	man2 bu4 jiang3 li3	completely unreasonable	3
好言好语[好言好語]	hao3 yan2 hao3 yu3	kind words; sweet talk; coaxing manner	1
交涉[交涉]	jiao1 she4	to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with)	1
赚[賺]	zhuan4	to earn; to make a profit	4
萌[萌]	meng2	to sprout; to bud; to have a strong affection for (slang); adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character)	2
绿[綠]	lu:4	green	1
拆[拆]	chai1	to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open	2
缝[縫]	feng2	to sew; to stitch	2
缝[縫]	feng4	seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4]	2
里头[裡頭]	li3 tou5	inside; interior	2
歪曲[歪曲]	wai1 qu1	to distort; to misrepresent	1
曲[曲]	qu1	bent; crooked; wrong	1
曲[曲]	qu3	tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]	1
子儿[子兒]	zi3 r5	(coll.) penny; buck	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep19/150 words - 32 min
像话[像話]	xiang4 hua4	proper	2
头一回[頭一回]	tou2 yi1 hui2	the first time; for the first time	2
做买卖[做買賣]	zuo4 mai3 mai4	to buy and sell; to do business; to trade; to deal	4
开脸[開臉]	kai1 lian3	(of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old); to carve a face	1
叫卖[叫賣]	jiao4 mai4	to hawk (one's wares); to peddle	1
伸手[伸手]	shen1 shou3	to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle	2
再发[再發]	zai4 fa1	to reissue	1
风霜[風霜]	feng1 shuang1	wind and frost; fig. hardships	1
雨露[雨露]	yu3 lu4	rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace	1
独自[獨自]	du2 zi4	alone	10
这阵子[這陣子]	zhe4 zhen4 zi5	now; at present; at this juncture	1
好聚好散[好聚好散]	hao3 ju4 hao3 san4	to part without hard feelings (idiom); to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it	1
总之[總之]	zong3 zhi1	in a word; in short; in brief	9
饼子[餅子]	bing3 zi5	maize or millet pancake	4
热乎[熱乎]	re4 hu5	warm; hot; affectionate; ardent	2
技[技]	ji4	skill	1
勤快[勤快]	qin2 kuai4	diligent; hardworking	1
织布[織布]	zhi1 bu4	woven cloth; to weave cloth	1
硬[硬]	ying4	hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)	13
一阵子[一陣子]	yi1 zhen4 zi5	a while; a spell; a short time; a burst	2
学好[學好]	xue2 hao3	to follow good examples	1
祖祖辈辈[祖祖輩輩]	zu3 zu3 bei4 bei4	for generations; from generation to generation	1
承蒙[承蒙]	cheng2 meng2	to be indebted (to sb)	2
没法[沒法]	mei2 fa3	at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice	2
留念[留念]	liu2 nian4	to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep19/175 words - 38 min
求人[求人]	qiu2 ren2	to ask for help; to ask a favor; to recruit talented people	1
八月[八月]	Ba1 yue4	August; eighth month (of the lunar year)	2
十五[十五]	shi2 wu3	fifteen; 15	2
冬[冬]	dong1	winter	3
所需[所需]	suo3 xu1	necessary (for); required	2
清单[清單]	qing1 dan1	list of items	1
地区[地區]	di4 qu1	local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
每逢[每逢]	mei3 feng2	every time; on each occasion; whenever	1
在于[在於]	zai4 yu2	to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with	1
发光[發光]	fa1 guang1	to shine	1
用心[用心]	yong4 xin1	motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful	1
追求[追求]	zhui1 qiu2	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo	2
乐团[樂團]	yue4 tuan2	band; orchestra	1
圆[圓]	yuan2	circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)	2
久久[久久]	jiu3 jiu3	for a very long time	2
男孩[男孩]	nan2 hai2	boy; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
堆[堆]	dui1	to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount	1
融融[融融]	rong2 rong2	in harmony; happy; warm relations	1
揣[揣]	chuai1	to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuai3]	1
揣[揣]	chuai3	to estimate; to guess; to figure; to surmise	1
怀里[懷裡]	huai2 li3	embrace; bosom	3
体温[體溫]	ti3 wen1	(body) temperature	1
掰[掰]	bai1	to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)	1
掰开[掰開]	bai1 kai1	to pull apart; to pry open with the hands	1
千真万确[千真萬確]	qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4	absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view	1
习俗[習俗]	xi2 su2	custom; tradition; local tradition; convention	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep19/190 words - 43 min
硌[硌]	ge4	(coll.) (of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body causing discomfort (like a small stone in one's shoe); to hurt; to chafe	1
景仰[景仰]	jing3 yang3	to admire; to revere; to look up to	1
一呼百应[一呼百應]	yi1 hu1 bai3 ying4	a hundred answers to a single call (idiom); to respond en masse	1
臭美[臭美]	chou4 mei3	to show off one's good looks shamelessly	1
差点[差點]	cha4 dian3	almost; nearly	11
个头[個頭]	ge4 tou2	size; height	3
重话[重話]	zhong4 hua4	harsh words	1
竹[竹]	zhu2	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118	2
筐[筐]	kuang1	basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
阳春[陽春]	Yang2 chun1	Yangchun county level city in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong	1
著[著]	zhu4	to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding	1
锐[銳]	rui4	acute	1
动身[動身]	dong4 shen1	to go on a journey; to leave	3
蓄[蓄]	xu4	to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)	2
出征[出征]	chu1 zheng1	to go into battle; to campaign (military)	8
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep20/25 words - 8 min
到头[到頭]	dao4 tou2	to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end	3
弯[彎]	wan1	to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in the road etc); CL:道[dao4]	2
馄饨[餛飩]	hun2 tun5	wonton; Taiwan pr. [hun2 dun5]	2
兜圈子[兜圈子]	dou1 quan1 zi5	to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush	1
当今[當今]	dang1 jin1	current; present; now; nowadays	6
迁[遷]	qian1	to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote	9
手掌[手掌]	shou3 zhang3	palm	1
主干[主幹]	zhu3 gan4	trunk; main; core	1
熬夜[熬夜]	ao2 ye4	to stay up late or all night	1
灯笼[燈籠]	deng1 long2	lantern	1
前头[前頭]	qian2 tou5	in front; at the head; ahead; above	1
瞧见[瞧見]	qiao2 jian4	to see	2
商铺[商舖]	shang1 pu4	shop; store	1
篓[簍]	lou3	basket	1
散装[散裝]	san3 zhuang1	loose goods; goods sold open; draft (of beer, as opposed to bottled)	1
苦主[苦主]	ku3 zhu3	victim's family (esp. in murder case)	1
正着[正著]	zheng4 zhao2	head-on; red-handed	1
去处[去處]	qu4 chu4	place; destination	2
街头[街頭]	jie1 tou2	street	2
摆摊[擺攤]	bai3 tan1	to set up a vendor's stall in the street	1
半天[半天]	ban4 tian1	half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
带去[帶去]	dai4 qu5	to take along with one	2
盘缠[盤纏]	pan2 chan2	to twine; to coil	1
马厩[馬廄]	ma3 jiu4	stable	1
召见[召見]	zhao4 jian4	call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep20/50 words - 12 min
生性[生性]	sheng1 xing4	natural disposition	2
笔画[筆畫]	bi3 hua4	strokes of a Chinese character	1
北疆[北疆]	Bei3 Jiang1	North of Xinjiang	1
将会[將會]	jiang1 hui4	auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to	1
大开[大開]	da4 kai1	to open wide	1
大批[大批]	da4 pi1	large quantities of	1
涌进[湧進]	yong3 jin4	to spill; to overflow (of water, crowds); to crowd (into a space)	1
夜里[夜裡]	ye4 li5	during the night; at night; nighttime	1
披[披]	pi1	to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out	3
吃亏[吃虧]	chi1 kui1	to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately	2
挥师[揮師]	hui1 shi1	in command of the army	1
腹地[腹地]	fu4 di4	hinterland; interior; outback	1
平身[平身]	ping2 shen1	(old) to stand up (after kowtowing); You may rise.	1
己卯[己卯]	ji3 mao3	sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059	1
高陵[高陵]	Gao1 ling2	Gaoling county in Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1], Shaanxi	5
进军[進軍]	jin4 jun1	to march; to advance	1
估摸[估摸]	gu1 mo5	to reckon; to guess	1
众[眾]	zhong4	many; numerous; crowd; multitude	12
所见[所見]	suo3 jian4	seen; what one sees	1
难保[難保]	nan2 bao3	hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve	1
顺势[順勢]	shun4 shi4	to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently	2
攻势[攻勢]	gong1 shi4	(military) offensive	1
争取[爭取]	zheng1 qu3	to fight for; to strive for; to win over	7
决战[決戰]	jue2 zhan4	decisive battle	1
泾阳[涇陽]	Jing1 yang2	Jingyang County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi	7
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep20/75 words - 17 min
夷[夷]	yi2	non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze	7
战法[戰法]	zhan4 fa3	military strategy	1
三山[三山]	San1 shan1	Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui	1
环绕[環繞]	huan2 rao4	to surround; to circle; to revolve around	1
复杂[複雜]	fu4 za2	complicated; complex	3
屏障[屏障]	ping2 zhang4	barrier	1
彰[彰]	zhang1	clear; conspicuous; manifest	1
优势[優勢]	you1 shi4	superiority; dominance; advantage	1
锋芒[鋒芒]	feng1 mang2	tip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point; cutting edge; spearhead; vanguard	1
点兵[點兵]	dian3 bing1	to muster troops; (fig.) to gather forces	1
遵旨[遵旨]	zun1 zhi3	to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command	1
日内[日內]	ri4 nei4	in a few days; one of these days	1
陆续[陸續]	lu4 xu4	in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit	1
禁不住[禁不住]	jin1 bu5 zhu4	can't help it; can't bear it	1
消耗[消耗]	xiao1 hao4	to use up; to consume	4
荼毒[荼毒]	tu2 du2	torment; cruelty; great suffering	1
吐[吐]	tu4	to vomit; to throw up	5
卷[捲]	juan3	to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on; roll	1
依然[依然]	yi1 ran2	still; as before	6
传递[傳遞]	chuan2 di4	to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive	1
螳臂当车[螳臂當車]	tang2 bi4 dang1 che1	a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible; also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[tang2 bi4 dang3 che1]	1
挡住[擋住]	dang3 zhu4	to obstruct	1
过日子[過日子]	guo4 ri4 zi5	to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along	1
浑[渾]	hun2	muddy; to mix	5
动用[動用]	dong4 yong4	to utilize; to put sth to use	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep20/100 words - 23 min
兵戎[兵戎]	bing1 rong2	arms; weapons	2
相向[相向]	xiang1 xiang4	facing one another; face-to-face	2
捆[捆]	kun3	a bunch; to tie together; bundle	3
加速[加速]	jia1 su4	to speed up; to expedite	1
有水[有水]	you3 shui3	supplied with water (of a house)	1
口水[口水]	kou3 shui3	saliva	2
孝敬[孝敬]	xiao4 jing4	to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents	1
白日[白日]	bai2 ri4	daytime; sun; time	2
劲头[勁頭]	jin4 tou2	enthusiasm; zeal; vigor; strength	1
讲义[講義]	jiang3 yi4	teaching materials	3
小孩子[小孩子]	xiao3 hai2 zi5	child	6
老气横秋[老氣橫秋]	lao3 qi4 heng2 qiu1	old and decrepit; proud of one's age and experience (idiom)	1
哪像[哪像]	na3 xiang4	unlike; in contrast to	1
瑟瑟[瑟瑟]	se4 se4	trembling; rustling	1
缩[縮]	suo1	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]	3
管用[管用]	guan3 yong4	efficacious; useful	1
不得了[不得了]	bu4 de2 liao3	desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly	4
欺凌[欺凌]	qi1 ling2	to bully and humiliate	1
筋[筋]	jin1	muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)	2
耍嘴皮子[耍嘴皮子]	shua3 zui3 pi2 zi5	to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk	1
把手[把手]	ba3 shou5	handle; grip; knob	3
撕[撕]	si1	to tear	1
文绉绉[文縐縐]	wen2 zhou1 zhou1	bookish; genteel; erudite	1
嘴皮子[嘴皮子]	zui3 pi2 zi5	lit. lips; fig. glib talk	1
疲惫[疲憊]	pi2 bei4	beaten; exhausted; tired	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep20/125 words - 27 min
不堪[不堪]	bu4 kan1	cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely	3
术[術]	shu4	method; technique	5
渡过[渡過]	du4 guo4	to cross over; to pass through	2
日暮[日暮]	ri4 mu4	sunset	1
抵达[抵達]	di3 da2	to arrive; to reach (a destination)	3
渭水[渭水]	wei4 shui3	Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain	27
出众[出眾]	chu1 zhong4	to stand out; outstanding	1
晾[晾]	liang4	to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder	2
谴[譴]	qian3	to censure; to reprimand	1
回复[回復]	hui2 fu4	to reply; to recover; to return (to a previous condition); Re: in reply to (email)	1
设防[設防]	she4 fang2	to set up defenses; to fortify	1
小儿[小兒]	xiao3 er2	young child; (humble) my son	3
讨饶[討饒]	tao3 rao2	to beg for mercy; to ask for forgiveness	1
逃命[逃命]	tao2 ming4	to escape; to flee; to run for one's life	1
未有[未有]	wei4 you3	is not; has never been; never occurring; unprecedented	1
火速[火速]	huo3 su4	at top speed; at a tremendous lick	1
渡河[渡河]	du4 he2	to cross a river	1
慌乱[慌亂]	huang1 luan4	frenetic; hurried	1
缘由[緣由]	yuan2 you2	reason; cause	2
前进[前進]	qian2 jin4	to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward	2
开拔[開拔]	kai1 ba2	to set out (of troops); departure; start date (of military expedition)	3
数目[數目]	shu4 mu4	amount; number	1
贸然[貿然]	mao4 ran2	rashly; hastily; without careful consideration	1
侄儿[姪兒]	zhi2 er2	see 姪子|侄子[zhi2 zi5]	11
调集[調集]	diao4 ji2	to summon; to muster; to assemble	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep20/150 words - 33 min
这时[這時]	zhe4 shi2	at this time; at this moment	1
奸计[奸計]	jian1 ji4	evil plan; evil schemes	1
休整[休整]	xiu1 zheng3	to rest and reorganize (military)	5
兴风作浪[興風作浪]	xing1 feng1 zuo4 lang4	to incite trouble; to stir up havoc	1
龙椅[龍椅]	long2 yi3	the Dragon Throne; the imperial throne	1
而后[而後]	er2 hou4	after that; then	1
有损[有損]	you3 sun3	to be harmful (to)	4
日日[日日]	ri4 ri4	every day	5
不幸[不幸]	bu4 xing4	misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
传讯[傳訊]	chuan2 xun4	to summon (a witness); to subpoena	3
受苦[受苦]	shou4 ku3	to suffer hardship	7
虚情假意[虛情假意]	xu1 qing2 jia3 yi4	false friendship; hypocritical show of affection	1
窝[窩]	wo1	nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods	2
舒舒服服[舒舒服服]	shu1 shu5 fu5 fu5	comfortable; with ease	1
辗转[輾轉]	zhan3 zhuan3	to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander	1
为时已晚[為時已晚]	wei2 shi2 yi3 wan3	already too late	1
提早[提早]	ti2 zao3	ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time)	1
围[圍]	wei2	to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)	3
可有可无[可有可無]	ke3 you3 ke3 wu2	not essential; dispensable	1
援救[援救]	yuan2 jiu4	to come to the aid of; to save; to rescue from danger; to relieve	1
强弱[強弱]	qiang2 ruo4	strong or weak; intensity; amount of force or pressure	1
撕咬[撕咬]	si1 yao3	to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)	1
顾此失彼[顧此失彼]	gu4 ci3 shi1 bi3	lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom); fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once; cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other	1
乘虚而入[乘虛而入]	cheng2 xu1 er2 ru4	to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse	1
上当[上當]	shang4 dang4	taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep20/175 words - 37 min
空子[空子]	kong4 zi5	gap; unoccupied space or time; fig. gap; loophole	1
上风[上風]	shang4 feng1	on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc)	1
两边[兩邊]	liang3 bian5	either side; both sides	1
剩[剩]	sheng4	to remain; to be left; to have as remainder	6
摊薄[攤薄]	tan1 bo2	dilution	1
一望无际[一望無際]	yi1 wang4 wu2 ji4	as far as the eye can see (idiom)	1
凌[凌]	ling2	to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat	1
寡[寡]	gua3	few; scant; widowed	1
空城计[空城計]	kong1 cheng2 ji4	the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush); double bluff	1
目前[目前]	mu4 qian2	at the present time; currently	3
唬[唬]	hu3	a tiger's roar; to scare	1
无援[無援]	wu2 yuan2	without support; helpless	1
知其不可而为之[知其不可而為之]	zhi1 qi2 bu4 ke3 er2 wei2 zhi1	to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)	1
来袭[來襲]	lai2 xi2	to invade; (of a storm etc) to strike; to hit	1
迎击[迎擊]	ying2 ji1	to face an attack; to repulse the enemy	1
三军[三軍]	san1 jun1	(in former times) upper, middle and lower army; army of right, center and left; (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force	3
高举[高舉]	gao1 ju3	to lift up; to hold high	1
旗[旗]	qi2	banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4]	2
胜败[勝敗]	sheng4 bai4	victory or defeat; result	3
存亡[存亡]	cun2 wang2	to live or die; to exist or perish	1
关头[關頭]	guan1 tou2	juncture; moment	1
示弱[示弱]	shi4 ruo4	not to fight back; to take it lying down; to show weakness; to show one's softer side	1
现身[現身]	xian4 shen1	to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh	1
必胜[必勝]	bi4 sheng4	to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail	17
齐心[齊心]	qi2 xin1	to be of one mind; to work as one	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep20/200 words - 43 min
尽到[盡到]	jin4 dao4	to fulfill (one's duty etc)	1
危急[危急]	wei1 ji2	critical; desperate (situation)	1
势必[勢必]	shi4 bi4	to be bound to; undoubtedly will	2
亲临[親臨]	qin1 lin2	to go in person	3
扬[揚]	yang2	to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate	1
威[威]	wei1	power; might; prestige	3
戎马[戎馬]	rong2 ma3	military horse; by extension, military matters	4
怯[怯]	qie4	timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]	2
深入[深入]	shen1 ru4	to penetrate deeply; thorough	2
击退[擊退]	ji1 tui4	to beat back; to repel	1
一举[一舉]	yi1 ju3	a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go	3
身陷[身陷]	shen1 xian4	to be trapped; to be imprisoned	3
自以为是[自以為是]	zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4	to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated	6
来得及[來得及]	lai2 de5 ji2	there's still time; able to do sth in time	6
自我[自我]	zi4 wo3	self-; ego (psychology)	1
现场[現場]	xian4 chang3	the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site	1
往前[往前]	wang3 qian2	to move forwards	3
对待[對待]	dui4 dai4	to treat; treatment	5
恋战[戀戰]	lian4 zhan4	to zealously continue fighting	2
聚集[聚集]	ju4 ji2	to assemble; to gather	2
两岸[兩岸]	liang3 an4	bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland	2
亲眼目睹[親眼目睹]	qin1 yan3 mu4 du3	to see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes	2
双方[雙方]	shuang1 fang1	bilateral; both sides; both parties involved	3
埋[埋]	mai2	to bury	3
埋[埋]	man2	to blame	3
信仰[信仰]	xin4 yang3	to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep20/201 words - 43 min
滨[濱]	bin1	shore; beach; coast; bank; to border on	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep21/25 words - 6 min
午时[午時]	wu3 shi2	11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)	4
桥[橋]	qiao2	bridge; CL:座[zuo4]	2
重修[重修]	chong2 xiu1	to reconstruct; to repair; to revamp; to revise; to retake a failed course	1
穿着[穿著]	chuan1 zhuo2	attire; clothes; dress	6
岸[岸]	an4	bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
否[否]	fou3	to negate; to deny; not	3
下不为例[下不為例]	xia4 bu4 wei2 li4	not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once	2
尚书[尚書]	shang4 shu1	high official; government minister	75
屁股[屁股]	pi4 gu5	buttocks; bottom; butt; back part	1
席子[席子]	xi2 zi5	woven mat	1
不停[不停]	bu4 ting2	incessant	4
张望[張望]	zhang1 wang4	to look around; to peep (through a crack); to peer at; to throw a look at	1
转圈[轉圈]	zhuan4 quan1	to rotate; to twirl; to run around; to encircle; rotation; (coll.) to speak indirectly; to beat about the bush	1
犹如[猶如]	you2 ru2	similar to; appearing to be	3
瓦[瓦]	wa3	roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]	1
盆[盆]	pen2	basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
泥鳅[泥鰍]	ni2 qiu5	loach; mud fish; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
偿[償]	chang2	to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)	2
尘埃落定[塵埃落定]	chen2 ai1 luo4 ding4	lit. the dust has settled (idiom); fig. to get sorted out; to be finalized	1
强迫[強迫]	qiang3 po4	to compel; to force	2
便桥[便橋]	bian4 qiao2	temporary bridge	1
面对面[面對面]	mian4 dui4 mian4	face to face	1
各自[各自]	ge4 zi4	each; respective; apiece	2
弓弩[弓弩]	gong1 nu3	bow and crossbow	2
会盟[會盟]	hui4 meng2	meetings conducted by rulers in feudal China for the purpose of formalizing alliances, finalizing treaties	9
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep21/50 words - 13 min
南征[南征]	nan2 zheng1	punitive expedition to the south	3
打败[打敗]	da3 bai4	to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated	2
无计可施[無計可施]	wu2 ji4 ke3 shi1	no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end; at the end of one's tether; powerless	1
战胜[戰勝]	zhan4 sheng4	to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount	2
难处[難處]	nan2 chu5	trouble; difficulty; problem	1
两方[兩方]	liang3 fang1	both sides (in contract); the two opposing sides (in a dispute)	2
结盟[結盟]	jie2 meng2	to form an alliance; to ally oneself with; allied with; aligned; to bond with	22
毁约[毀約]	hui3 yue1	to break a promise; breach of contract	2
反复无常[反覆無常]	fan3 fu4 wu2 chang2	unstable; erratic; changeable; fickle	2
苾[苾]	bi4	(phonetic); fragrant	10
咄[咄]	duo1	(old)(interjection expressing disapproval, commiseration etc) tut!; Taiwan pr. [duo4]	8
势在必行[勢在必行]	shi4 zai4 bi4 xing2	circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative	2
营帐[營帳]	ying2 zhang4	tent; camp	2
前途未卜[前途未卜]	qian2 tu2 wei4 bu3	hanging in the balance; the future is hard to forecast; ¿Qué serà?; who knows what the future holds?	1
好在[好在]	hao3 zai4	luckily; fortunately	4
暖和[暖和]	nuan3 huo5	warm; nice and warm	1
震聋[震聾]	zhen4 long2	to deafen	1
费劲[費勁]	fei4 jin4	to require effort; strenuous	1
咳[咳]	ke2	cough	2
燧[燧]	sui4	fire; speculum; to obtain fire by drilling wood, striking flint, sun's rays etc	1
岁数[歲數]	sui4 shu5	age (number of years old)	1
蘑菇[蘑菇]	mo2 gu5	mushroom; to pester; to dawdle	1
稀奇[稀奇]	xi1 qi2	rare; strange	1
记事[記事]	ji4 shi4	to keep a record of events; record; to start to form memories (after one's infancy)	1
自个儿[自個兒]	zi4 ge3 r5	(dialect) oneself; by oneself	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep21/75 words - 18 min
要饭[要飯]	yao4 fan4	to beg (for food or money)	1
口吃[口吃]	kou3 chi1	to stammer; to stutter; also pr. [kou3 ji2]	1
哭丧着脸[哭喪著臉]	ku1 sang5 zhe5 lian3	sullen; to scowl miserably	1
逍遥[逍遙]	xiao1 yao2	free and unfettered	6
快活[快活]	kuai4 huo5	happy; cheerful	2
冻死[凍死]	dong4 si3	to freeze to death; to die off in winter	1
病死[病死]	bing4 si3	to fall ill and die; to die of illness	2
固然[固然]	gu4 ran2	admittedly (it's true that...)	1
暗算[暗算]	an4 suan4	to plot against	1
兔崽子[兔崽子]	tu4 zai3 zi5	brat; bastard	5
好汉[好漢]	hao3 han4	hero; strong and courageous person; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
有眼不识泰山[有眼不識泰山]	you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1	lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent; to be blind to the fact	2
赔不是[賠不是]	pei2 bu2 shi5	to apologize	1
饶过[饒過]	rao2 guo4	to pardon; to excuse; to forgive	1
弄死[弄死]	nong4 si3	to kill; to put to death	3
松[鬆]	song1	loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)	2
筋骨[筋骨]	jin1 gu3	muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage	2
大惊小怪[大驚小怪]	da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4	to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)	1
熄[熄]	xi1	to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	1
近前[近前]	jin4 qian2	to come close; to get near to; front	1
然而[然而]	ran2 er2	however; yet; but	2
杞人忧天[杞人憂天]	Qi3 ren2 you1 tian1	man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears	1
遭逢[遭逢]	zao1 feng2	to encounter (sth unpleasant)	1
不测[不測]	bu4 ce4	unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap	1
诸公[諸公]	zhu1 gong1	gentlemen (form of address)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep21/100 words - 26 min
派出[派出]	pai4 chu1	to send; to dispatch	3
尽是[盡是]	jin4 shi4	to be full of; completely	1
百步穿杨[百步穿楊]	bai3 bu4 chuan1 yang2	to shoot with great precision (idiom)	1
必得[必得]	bi4 dei3	must; have to	1
费力[費力]	fei4 li4	to expend a great deal of effort	1
鹿死谁手[鹿死誰手]	lu4 si3 shei2 shou3	to whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empire); prize winner; champion	2
和平[和平]	he2 ping2	peace; peaceful	2
既往不咎[既往不咎]	ji4 wang3 bu4 jiu4	to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones; There is no point in crying over spilt milk.	2
送还[送還]	song4 huan2	to return; to give back; to send back; to repatriate	1
延后[延後]	yan2 hou4	to postpone; to defer; to delay	1
划破[劃破]	hua2 po4	to cut open; to rip; to streak across (lightning, meteor etc); to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)	1
宽广[寬廣]	kuan1 guang3	wide; broad; extensive; vast	1
为的是[為的是]	wei4 de5 shi4	for the sake of; for the purpose of	2
葬身[葬身]	zang4 shen1	to bury a corpse; to be buried; (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc)	1
感恩[感恩]	gan3 en1	to be grateful	4
疆土[疆土]	jiang1 tu3	territory	2
不容[不容]	bu4 rong2	must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate	2
你死我活[你死我活]	ni3 si3 wo3 huo2	lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist	1
查明[查明]	cha2 ming2	to investigate and find out; to ascertain	4
栽赃[栽贓]	zai1 zang1	to frame sb (by planting sth on them)	5
陷害[陷害]	xian4 hai4	to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against	4
坐享[坐享]	zuo4 xiang3	to enjoy sth without lifting a finger	1
渔[漁]	yu2	fisherman; to fish	2
睿智[睿智]	rui4 zhi4	wise and farsighted	2
愚钝[愚鈍]	yu2 dun4	stupid; slow-witted	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep21/125 words - 31 min
万千[萬千]	wan4 qian1	myriad; multitudinous; multifarious	5
射手[射手]	she4 shou3	archer; shooter; marksman; (football etc) striker	1
地步[地步]	di4 bu4	stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway	5
多多[多多]	duo1 duo1	many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more	4
谅[諒]	liang4	to show understanding; to excuse; to presume; to expect	1
原由[原由]	yuan2 you2	variant of 緣由|缘由[yuan2 you2]	1
出尔反尔[出爾反爾]	chu1 er3 fan3 er3	old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold; to contradict oneself; inconsistent	2
拔营[拔營]	ba2 ying2	to strike camp	1
后撤[後撤]	hou4 che4	to pull back (an army); to retreat	2
撤出[撤出]	che4 chu1	to withdraw; to leave; to retreat; to pull out	1
劳苦[勞苦]	lao2 ku3	to toil; hard work	2
远征[遠征]	yuan3 zheng1	an expedition, esp. military; march to remote regions	3
无功而返[無功而返]	wu2 gong1 er2 fan3	to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs	4
总要[總要]	zong3 yao4	nevertheless	4
害死[害死]	hai4 si3	to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death	7
违命[違命]	wei2 ming4	disobedient; to violate the Mandate of Heaven (天命[Tian1 Ming4])	1
里外[裡外]	li3 wai4	inside and out; or so	1
恭候[恭候]	gong1 hou4	to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully	1
化险为夷[化險為夷]	hua4 xian3 wei2 yi2	to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster	2
冷汗[冷汗]	leng3 han4	cold sweat	1
丈[丈]	zhang4	measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male	1
开外[開外]	kai1 wai4	over and above (some amount); beyond (budget)	1
酒杯[酒杯]	jiu3 bei1	wine cup	1
天意[天意]	tian1 yi4	providence; the Will of Heaven	5
绝技[絕技]	jue2 ji4	consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep21/150 words - 38 min
义士[義士]	yi4 shi4	high-minded and righteous person; patriot; loyalist	2
千刀万剐[千刀萬剮]	qian1 dao1 wan4 gua3	to make mincemeat of sb; to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)	1
无名[無名]	wu2 ming2	nameless; obscure	1
心急[心急]	xin1 ji2	anxious; impatient	4
赤诚[赤誠]	chi4 cheng2	utterly sincere; wholly devoted	1
举杯[舉杯]	ju3 bei1	to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast	1
死不瞑目[死不瞑目]	si3 bu4 ming2 mu4	dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance	1
存心[存心]	cun2 xin1	deliberately	1
力求[力求]	li4 qiu2	to make every effort to; striving to do one's best	1
见外[見外]	jian4 wai4	to regard sb as an outsider	1
开口[開口]	kai1 kou3	to open one's mouth; to start to talk	6
毕生[畢生]	bi4 sheng1	all one's life; lifetime	1
人人[人人]	ren2 ren2	everyone; every person	1
指日可待[指日可待]	zhi3 ri4 ke3 dai4	imminent; just around the corner (idiom)	2
致死[致死]	zhi4 si3	deadly	3
低落[低落]	di1 luo4	downcast; gloomy; to decline	1
记念[記念]	ji4 nian4	variant of 紀念|纪念[ji4 nian4]	1
更为[更為]	geng4 wei2	even more	1
英勇[英勇]	ying1 yong3	heroic; gallant; valiant	2
顾全大局[顧全大局]	gu4 quan2 da4 ju2	to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all	2
长远[長遠]	chang2 yuan3	long-term; long-range	2
采[采]	cai3	color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3]	2
芙蓉[芙蓉]	fu2 rong2	hibiscus; cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus; foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)	1
兰[蘭]	lan2	orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)	1
芳[芳]	fang1	fragrant	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep21/173 words - 43 min
所思[所思]	suo3 si1	what one thinks	2
下雪[下雪]	xia4 xue3	to snow	1
唱歌[唱歌]	chang4 ge1	to sing a song	2
呆[呆]	dai1	foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay	1
落单[落單]	luo4 dan1	to be on one's own; to be left alone; to be left out	1
年轻气盛[年輕氣盛]	nian2 qing1 qi4 sheng4	full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth	1
自认[自認]	zi4 ren4	to believe (sth in relation to oneself); to regard oneself as; to acknowledge (sth in relation to oneself); to resign oneself to	2
妄动[妄動]	wang4 dong4	to rush indiscriminately into action	1
属地[屬地]	shu3 di4	dependency; possession; annexed territory	1
庭[庭]	ting2	main hall; front courtyard; law court	35
射箭[射箭]	she4 jian4	archery; to shoot an arrow	6
架势[架勢]	jia4 shi5	attitude; position (on an issue etc)	2
撬开[撬開]	qiao4 kai1	to pry open; to lever open	1
盹[盹]	dun3	doze; nap	1
身影[身影]	shen1 ying3	silhouette; figure	1
心里话[心裡話]	xin1 li5 hua4	(to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind	1
启奏[啟奏]	qi3 zou4	to submit a report to the king; to talk to the king	4
精心[精心]	jing1 xin1	with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed	2
侠士[俠士]	xia2 shi4	knight-errant	1
认可[認可]	ren4 ke3	to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK	5
侵扰[侵擾]	qin1 rao3	to invade and harass	1
行径[行徑]	xing2 jing4	path; conduct; behavior	1
前夕[前夕]	qian2 xi1	eve; the day before	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep22/25 words - 13 min
愧对[愧對]	kui4 dui4	to be ashamed to face (sb); to feel bad about having failed (sb)	1
来源[來源]	lai2 yuan2	source (of information etc); origin	1
斥责[斥責]	chi4 ze2	to lash out; to reprimand	1
闲聊[閑聊]	xian2 liao2	to chat; idle gossip	2
欺瞒[欺瞞]	qi1 man2	to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe	1
幸好[幸好]	xing4 hao3	fortunately	3
敦[敦]	dun1	kindhearted; place name	135
尘[塵]	chen2	dust; dirt; earth	1
哭丧[哭喪]	ku1 sang1	to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed	1
晦气[晦氣]	hui4 qi4	bad luck; unlucky; calamitous; wretched	2
打转[打轉]	da3 zhuan4	to spin; to rotate; to revolve	1
问安[問安]	wen4 an1	to pay one's respects; to give regards to	3
巴不得[巴不得]	ba1 bu5 de5	(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to	2
反省[反省]	fan3 xing3	to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul	2
一口气[一口氣]	yi1 kou3 qi4	one breath; in one breath; at a stretch	6
军务[軍務]	jun1 wu4	military affairs	3
大会[大會]	da4 hui4	general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4]	12
决斗[決鬥]	jue2 dou4	to duel; a duel; decisive struggle	5
光明正大[光明正大]	guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4	(of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open	1
手下留情[手下留情]	shou3 xia4 liu2 qing2	lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts.	5
顺眼[順眼]	shun4 yan3	pleasing to the eye; nice to look at	2
出头[出頭]	chu1 tou2	to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than	6
眼角[眼角]	yan3 jiao3	outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus	2
去向[去向]	qu4 xiang4	the position of sth; whereabouts	1
活生生[活生生]	huo2 sheng1 sheng1	real (people); living (artist); while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep22/50 words - 22 min
靶子[靶子]	ba3 zi5	target	1
天谴[天譴]	tian1 qian3	the wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure	2
经常[經常]	jing1 chang2	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily	5
比试[比試]	bi3 shi4	to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring	7
楚[楚]	chu3	distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)	1
较量[較量]	jiao4 liang4	to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble	1
苹[蘋]	ping2	apple	1
婆[婆]	po2	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)	1
果[果]	guo3	fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really	3
活靶子[活靶子]	huo2 ba3 zi5	live target; target (of criticism etc)	1
轮[輪]	lun2	wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; by turn; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn	4
二话[二話]	er4 hua4	objection; differing opinion	1
一轮[一輪]	yi1 lun2	first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)	2
这会儿[這會兒]	zhe4 hui4 r5	(coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5]	2
自大[自大]	zi4 da4	arrogant	2
平手[平手]	ping2 shou3	(sports) draw; tie	1
打破[打破]	da3 po4	to break; to smash	2
煮[煮]	zhu3	to cook; to boil	1
损耗[損耗]	sun3 hao4	wear and tear	1
明细[明細]	ming2 xi4	clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:)	1
骁勇善战[驍勇善戰]	xiao1 yong3 shan4 zhan4	to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)	3
纪[紀]	ji4	order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle	1
严明[嚴明]	yan2 ming2	strict and impartial; firm	1
最少[最少]	zui4 shao3	at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal	1
托[托]	tuo1	prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure)	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep22/75 words - 25 min
小事一桩[小事一樁]	xiao3 shi4 yi1 zhuang1	trivial matter; a piece of cake	1
获胜[獲勝]	huo4 sheng4	victorious; to win; to triumph	1
明知[明知]	ming2 zhi1	to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well	1
操之过急[操之過急]	cao1 zhi1 guo4 ji2	to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty	1
在即[在即]	zai4 ji2	near at hand; imminent; within sight	5
谈心[談心]	tan2 xin1	to have a heart-to-heart chat	1
擒获[擒獲]	qin2 huo4	to apprehend; to capture; to seize	3
押送[押送]	ya1 song4	to send under escort; to transport a detainee	1
交手[交手]	jiao1 shou3	to fight hand to hand	2
好运[好運]	hao3 yun4	good luck	1
北面[北面]	bei3 mian4	northern side; north	2
战败[戰敗]	zhan4 bai4	to lose a war	1
匿[匿]	ni4	to hide	1
踪[蹤]	zong1	footprint; trace; tracks	1
逃窜[逃竄]	tao2 cuan4	to run away; to flee in disarray	1
沿[沿]	yan2	along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge	1
厚礼[厚禮]	hou4 li3	generous gifts	1
部署[部署]	bu4 shu3	to dispose; to deploy; deployment	1
了如指掌[瞭如指掌]	liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3	variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]	3
势如破竹[勢如破竹]	shi4 ru2 po4 zhu2	like a hot knife through butter (idiom); with irresistible force	1
一点一点[一點一點]	yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3	little by little; bit by bit; gradually	1
直到[直到]	zhi2 dao4	until	8
锐气[銳氣]	rui4 qi4	acute spirit; dash; drive	2
磨光[磨光]	mo2 guang1	to polish	1
减除[減除]	jian3 chu2	to reduce; to lessen (pain etc); to deduct (from taxes)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep22/100 words - 37 min
恶气[惡氣]	e4 qi4	evil smell; resentment; unpleasant manner	2
漠北[漠北]	Mo4 bei3	Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert)	143
提起[提起]	ti2 qi3	to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)	3
玩物丧志[玩物喪志]	wan2 wu4 sang4 zhi4	lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress; excessive attention to trivia saps the will	1
赶出[趕出]	gan3 chu1	to drive away	1
蒙在鼓里[蒙在鼓裡]	meng2 zai4 gu3 li3	lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark	1
偷懒[偷懶]	tou1 lan3	to goof off; to be lazy	2
久违[久違]	jiu3 wei2	(haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met	1
险些[險些]	xian3 xie1	narrowly; almost; nearly	3
绰[綽]	chuo4	generous; ample; wide; spacious; well-off; to grip	4
下跪[下跪]	xia4 gui4	to kneel; to go down on one's knees	1
受降[受降]	shou4 xiang2	to accept surrender	1
爵[爵]	jue2	ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility	1
白日梦[白日夢]	bai2 ri4 meng4	daydream; reverie	1
为伍[為伍]	wei2 wu3	to associate with; to keep company with	1
奔逃[奔逃]	ben1 tao2	to flee; to run away	1
气概[氣概]	qi4 gai4	lofty quality; mettle; spirit	1
想不通[想不通]	xiang3 bu5 tong1	unable to understand; unable to get over	1
男女[男女]	nan2 nu:3	male-female; male and female	1
挂心[掛心]	gua4 xin1	to worry; to be on one's mind	1
雷[雷]	lei2	thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific	34
牢房[牢房]	lao2 fang2	jail cell; prison cell	6
十八[十八]	shi2 ba1	eighteen; 18	50
迷[迷]	mi2	to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused	3
迷晕[迷暈]	mi2 yun1	to knock sb out with a drug; to render sb unconscious	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep22/125 words - 40 min
角弓[角弓]	jiao3 gong1	bow decorated with animal horns	1
逃不出[逃不出]	tao2 bu4 chu1	unable to escape; can't get out	3
血战[血戰]	xue4 zhan4	bloody battle	1
建议[建議]	jian4 yi4	to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]	3
直捣[直搗]	zhi2 dao3	to storm; to attack directly	1
号召[號召]	hao4 zhao4	to call; to appeal	1
小便[小便]	xiao3 bian4	to urinate; to pass water; urine	1
煎熬[煎熬]	jian1 ao2	to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment	2
无可[無可]	wu2 ke3	can't	4
联[聯]	lian2	to ally; to unite; to join; (poetry) antithetical couplet	1
吴[吳]	Wu2	surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods	1
家常[家常]	jia1 chang2	the daily life of a family	1
错失[錯失]	cuo4 shi1	fault; mistake; to miss (a chance)	2
谋划[謀劃]	mou2 hua4	to scheme; to plot; conspiracy	1
事后[事後]	shi4 hou4	after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect	4
方知[方知]	fang1 zhi1	to realize only then	1
血肉[血肉]	xue4 rou4	flesh	1
躯[軀]	qu1	human body	4
辜[辜]	gu1	crime; sin	1
侵[侵]	qin1	to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach	1
伏[伏]	fu2	to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt	3
尸[尸]	shi1	person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies); to put a corpse on display (after execution); variant of 屍|尸[shi1]; corpse	1
血流[血流]	xue4 liu2	blood flow	1
千里[千里]	qian1 li3	a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance	1
试探[試探]	shi4 tan4	to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep22/140 words - 42 min
遗孤[遺孤]	yi2 gu1	orphan	1
莫名[莫名]	mo4 ming2	indescribable; ineffable	1
咽[咽]	yan4	variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]	1
退位[退位]	tui4 wei4	to abdicate	1
岂料[豈料]	qi3 liao4	who would have thought that; who would have expected that	1
兵败如山倒[兵敗如山倒]	bing1 bai4 ru2 shan1 dao3	troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse	1
遭难[遭難]	zao1 nan4	to run into misfortune	1
万世[萬世]	wan4 shi4	all ages	1
唾骂[唾罵]	tuo4 ma4	to spit on and curse; to revile	2
屈从[屈從]	qu1 cong2	to capitulate	1
珍重[珍重]	zhen1 zhong4	precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!	3
驴[驢]	lu:2	donkey; CL:頭|头[tou2]	9
燕[燕]	yan4	swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4]	5
殆尽[殆盡]	dai4 jin4	nearly exhausted; practically nothing left	1
敌营[敵營]	di2 ying2	enemy camp	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep23/25 words - 6 min
油嘴滑舌[油嘴滑舌]	you2 zui3 hua2 she2	glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking	1
姑姑[姑姑]	gu1 gu5	paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
值夜[值夜]	zhi2 ye4	on night duty	1
怎的[怎的]	zen3 de5	what for; why; how	1
入睡[入睡]	ru4 shui4	to fall asleep	1
奕[奕]	yi4	abundant; graceful	65
承[承]	cheng2	to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	94
慧眼[慧眼]	hui4 yan3	an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen	1
谎话[謊話]	huang3 hua4	lie	1
搪塞[搪塞]	tang2 se4	to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge	1
周旋[周旋]	zhou1 xuan2	to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend	2
皇室[皇室]	huang2 shi4	royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family	10
妇孺皆知[婦孺皆知]	fu4 ru2 jie1 zhi1	understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name	1
交口[交口]	Jiao1 kou3	Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西	1
称颂[稱頌]	cheng1 song4	to praise	2
父辈[父輩]	fu4 bei4	people of one's parents' generation	1
恩惠[恩惠]	en1 hui4	favor; grace	1
慕[慕]	mu4	to admire	1
长辈[長輩]	zhang3 bei4	one's elders; older generation	3
铤而走险[鋌而走險]	ting3 er2 zou3 xian3	to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)	2
室[室]	shi4	room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy	10
涿[涿]	zhuo1	place name	1
敬佩[敬佩]	jing4 pei4	to esteem; to admire	2
无力[無力]	wu2 li4	powerless; lacking strength	2
极大[極大]	ji2 da4	maximum; enormous	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep23/50 words - 14 min
风险[風險]	feng1 xian3	risk; hazard	1
坦诚[坦誠]	tan3 cheng2	candid; frank; plain dealing	2
免受[免受]	mian3 shou4	to avoid suffering; to prevent (sth bad); to protect against (damage); immunity (from prosecution); freedom (from pain, damage etc); exempt from punishment	1
愧[愧]	kui4	ashamed	1
巨大[巨大]	ju4 da4	huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous	1
牢笼[牢籠]	lao2 long2	cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals); fig. bonds (of wrong ideas); shackles (of past misconceptions); to trap; to shackle	1
浮萍[浮萍]	fu2 ping2	duckweed	1
飘零[飄零]	piao1 ling2	to fall and wither (like autumn leaves); (fig.) drifting and homeless	1
苦寒[苦寒]	ku3 han2	bitter cold	2
阿弟[阿弟]	a1 di4	younger brother	35
思念[思念]	si1 nian4	to think of; to long for; to miss	2
灾荒[災荒]	zai1 huang1	natural disaster; famine	1
故乡[故鄉]	gu4 xiang1	home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]	9
颠沛流离[顛沛流離]	dian1 pei4 liu2 li2	homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift	2
音律[音律]	yin1 lu:4	tuning; temperament	1
赋[賦]	fu4	poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with	2
名师[名師]	ming2 shi1	famous master; great teacher	1
传授[傳授]	chuan2 shou4	to impart; to pass on; to teach	2
繁花[繁花]	fan2 hua1	flourishing blossom; a mass of flowers; luxuriant flowers	2
明媚[明媚]	ming2 mei4	bright and beautiful	2
山河[山河]	shan1 he2	mountains and rivers; the whole country	4
承平[承平]	cheng2 ping2	(periods of) peace and prosperity; peaceful	1
变样[變樣]	bian4 yang4	to change (appearance); to change shape	1
走动[走動]	zou3 dong4	to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to pay a visit (go to the toilet)	2
悄悄[悄悄]	qiao1 qiao1	quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3]	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep23/75 words - 19 min
宠爱[寵愛]	chong3 ai4	to dote on sb	2
瑟[瑟]	se4	a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings	15
气质[氣質]	qi4 zhi4	temperament; personality traits; manners	2
天仙[天仙]	tian1 xian1	immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman	1
三月[三月]	San1 yue4	March; third month (of the lunar year)	1
薄情[薄情]	bo2 qing2	inconstant in love; fickle	1
定襄[定襄]	Ding4 xiang1	Dingxiang county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi	71
孤儿[孤兒]	gu1 er2	orphan	2
寡妇[寡婦]	gua3 fu5	widow	1
萧[蕭]	xiao1	miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort	9
皇后[皇后]	huang2 hou4	empress; imperial consort	2
服服帖帖[服服帖帖]	fu2 fu5 tie1 tie1	submissive; docile; obedient	1
添堵[添堵]	tian1 du3	to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.); to make traffic congestion even worse	1
后[后]	hou4	empress; queen	7
许诺[許諾]	xu3 nuo4	promise; pledge	5
礼遇[禮遇]	li3 yu4	courtesy; deferential treatment; polite reception	1
善待[善待]	shan4 dai4	to treat well	2
约束[約束]	yue1 shu4	to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint	1
数万[數萬]	shu4 wan4	several tens of thousands; many thousand	1
宽宏大量[寬宏大量]	kuan1 hong2 da4 liang4	magnanimous (idiom); generous	1
雅兴[雅興]	ya3 xing4	refined and elegant attitude of mind	1
奔波[奔波]	ben1 bo1	to rush about; to be constantly on the move	2
骨架[骨架]	gu3 jia4	framework; skeleton	1
口渴[口渴]	kou3 ke3	thirsty	1
斟酒[斟酒]	zhen1 jiu3	to pour wine or liquor	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep23/100 words - 30 min
受够[受夠]	shou4 gou4	to have had enough of; to be fed up with; to have had one's fill of	2
自愿[自願]	zi4 yuan4	voluntary	3
迎娶[迎娶]	ying2 qu3	(of a groom) to escort the bride to the wedding ceremony; fig. to take as one's wife; to marry	4
饱读[飽讀]	bao3 du2	to read intensively	1
诗书[詩書]	Shi1 Shu1	the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]	1
亲生[親生]	qin1 sheng1	one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)	2
降下[降下]	jiang4 xia4	to fall; to drop	2
诅咒[詛咒]	zu3 zhou4	to curse	17
心眼[心眼]	xin1 yan3	heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance	2
急躁[急躁]	ji2 zao4	irritable; irascible; impetuous	1
盛会[盛會]	sheng4 hui4	pageant; distinguished meeting	3
例行[例行]	li4 xing2	routine (task, procedure etc); as usual	1
外出[外出]	wai4 chu1	to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)	4
接近[接近]	jie1 jin4	to approach; to get close to	3
过得[過得]	guo4 de2	How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad	3
住嘴[住嘴]	zhu4 zui3	to hold one's tongue; Shut up!	2
喉结[喉結]	hou2 jie2	Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence	1
害人[害人]	hai4 ren2	to harm sb; to inflict suffering; to victimize; pernicious	1
躲躲藏藏[躲躲藏藏]	duo3 duo3 cang2 cang2	to be in hiding	3
娇[嬌]	jiao1	lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail	1
俏[俏]	qiao4	good-looking; charming; (of goods) in great demand; (coll.) to season (food)	1
回禀[回稟]	hui2 bing3	to report back to one's superior	3
新奇[新奇]	xin1 qi2	novelty; new and odd	1
助兴[助興]	zhu4 xing4	to add to the fun; to liven things up	2
眼熟[眼熟]	yan3 shu2	familiar-looking; to seem familiar	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep23/115 words - 40 min
贪心不足[貪心不足]	tan1 xin1 bu4 zu2	avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied	1
加点[加點]	jia1 dian3	to work extra hours; to do overtime	1
男儿[男兒]	nan2 er2	a (real) man; boy; son	7
美谈[美談]	mei3 tan2	anecdote passed on with approbation	1
儿时[兒時]	er2 shi2	childhood	2
争夺[爭奪]	zheng1 duo2	to fight over; to contest; to vie over	1
狼崽[狼崽]	lang2 zai3	wolf cub	1
一转眼[一轉眼]	yi1 zhuan3 yan3	in a wink	1
懂得[懂得]	dong3 de5	to understand; to know; to comprehend	2
雄狮[雄獅]	xiong2 shi1	male lion	1
荣誉[榮譽]	rong2 yu4	honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary	1
拿出[拿出]	na2 chu1	to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)	4
账[賬]	zhang4	account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]	5
当着[當著]	dang1 zhe5	in front of; in the presence of	8
输给[輸給]	shu1 gei3	to lose to (sb); to be outdone by	11
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep24/25 words - 8 min
依我看[依我看]	yi1 wo3 kan4	in my opinion	3
般配[般配]	ban1 pei4	to be well matched; to suit	2
漠南[漠南]	Mo4 nan2	Inner Mongolia (lit. south of the Gobi Desert)	48
坛[壇]	tan2	platform; rostrum; altar	1
百年[百年]	bai3 nian2	hundred years; century; lifetime	3
坛[罈]	tan2	earthen jar	1
畅饮[暢飲]	chang4 yin3	to have a few drinks; to drink to one's heart's content	1
豪放[豪放]	hao2 fang4	bold and unconstrained; powerful and free	1
展[展]	zhan3	to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition	1
雄风[雄風]	xiong2 feng1	lit. powerful wind; awe-inspiring	1
缺席[缺席]	que1 xi2	absence; absent	1
喝彩[喝彩]	he4 cai3	to acclaim; to cheer	1
彩[彩]	cai3	(bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize	1
丢脸[丟臉]	diu1 lian3	to lose face; humiliation	1
不论[不論]	bu4 lun4	whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss	2
伤势[傷勢]	shang1 shi4	condition of an injury	2
赢得[贏得]	ying2 de2	to win; to gain	6
瑜[瑜]	yu2	excellence; luster of gems	1
驳回[駁回]	bo2 hui2	to reject; to turn down; to overrule	1
遗憾[遺憾]	yi2 han4	regret; to regret; to be sorry that	4
扔掉[扔掉]	reng1 diao4	to throw away; to throw out	1
自不量力[自不量力]	zi4 bu4 liang4 li4	to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)	1
异样[異樣]	yi4 yang4	difference; peculiar	2
蹚[蹚]	tang1	to wade; to trample	2
滩[灘]	tan1	beach; shoal; rapids; CL:片[pian4]; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep24/50 words - 19 min
病症[病症]	bing4 zheng4	disease; illness	3
村庄[村莊]	cun1 zhuang1	village; hamlet; CL:座[zuo4]	1
农民[農民]	nong2 min2	peasant; farmer; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
逃荒[逃荒]	tao2 huang1	to escape from a famine; to get away from a famine-stricken region	1
天无绝人之路[天無絕人之路]	tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4	Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die.	1
胀[脹]	zhang4	dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated	1
吃不下[吃不下]	chi1 bu5 xia4	not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more	1
死死[死死]	si3 si3	rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious	2
宝马[寶馬]	bao3 ma3	precious horse	1
耐[耐]	nai4	capable of enduring; able to tolerate; patient; durable; hardy; resistant	1
汲水[汲水]	ji2 shui3	to draw water	1
碱[鹼]	jian3	base; alkali; soda (chemistry)	1
打水[打水]	da3 shui3	to draw water; to splash water	1
特意[特意]	te4 yi4	specially; intentionally	6
沐浴[沐浴]	mu4 yu4	to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse	2
用尽[用盡]	yong4 jin4	to exhaust; to use up completely	2
鞋[鞋]	xie2	shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]	1
好意思[好意思]	hao3 yi4 si5	to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)	2
匹夫[匹夫]	pi3 fu1	ordinary man; ignorant person; coarse fellow	2
贼窝[賊窩]	zei2 wo1	thieves' lair	1
昨晚[昨晚]	zuo2 wan3	yesterday evening; last night	4
民谣[民謠]	min2 yao2	ballad; folk song	1
追查[追查]	zhui1 cha2	to try to find out; to trace; to track down	1
眼中钉[眼中釘]	yan3 zhong1 ding1	a thorn in one's side	1
扯[扯]	che3	to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep24/75 words - 30 min
血迹[血跡]	xue4 ji4	bloodstain	1
向东[向東]	xiang4 dong1	eastwards	1
沿着[沿著]	yan2 zhe5	to go along; to follow	1
杨[楊]	yang2	poplar	17
车辙[車轍]	che1 zhe2	rut (of a wagon); track	1
南面[南面]	nan2 mian4	south side; south	2
包抄[包抄]	bao1 chao1	to outflank; to envelop	1
去路[去路]	qu4 lu4	the way one is following; outlet	1
驯服[馴服]	xun4 fu2	to tame; tame; docile	1
驹[駒]	ju1	colt	1
来着[來著]	lai2 zhe5	auxiliary showing sth happened in the past	3
同党[同黨]	tong2 dang3	member of the same party; member of the same group; accomplice	2
协助[協助]	xie2 zhu4	to provide assistance; to aid	3
碎尸[碎屍]	sui4 shi1	dismembered body	2
自作自受[自作自受]	zi4 zuo4 zi4 shou4	to reap what one has sown (idiom); to stew in one's own juice	1
赎罪[贖罪]	shu2 zui4	to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement	3
叩首[叩首]	kou4 shou3	to kowtow; also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]	1
出生入死[出生入死]	chu1 sheng1 ru4 si3	from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb	2
父女[父女]	fu4 nu:3	father and daughter	2
战死沙场[戰死沙場]	zhan4 si3 sha1 chang3	to die in battle (idiom)	1
哉[哉]	zai1	(exclamatory or interrogative particle)	1
残废[殘廢]	can2 fei4	deformity; handicapped	1
森严[森嚴]	sen1 yan2	strict; rigid; tight (security)	2
毁掉[毀掉]	hui3 diao4	to destroy	3
夺走[奪走]	duo2 zou3	to snatch away	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep24/100 words - 42 min
滋味[滋味]	zi1 wei4	taste; flavor; feeling	3
放走[放走]	fang4 zou3	to release; to set free; to allow (a person or an animal) to go; to liberate	4
撇清[撇清]	pie3 qing1	to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear	2
下水[下水]	xia4 shui3	downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot	2
掌控[掌控]	zhang3 kong4	to control; in control of	6
王权[王權]	wang2 quan2	royalty; royal power	2
消灭[消滅]	xiao1 mie4	to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)	1
走掉[走掉]	zou3 diao4	to leave	2
半点[半點]	ban4 dian3	the least bit	3
通通[通通]	tong1 tong1	all; entire; complete	1
作数[作數]	zuo4 shu4	valid; counting (as valid)	3
发声[發聲]	fa1 sheng1	vocal; sound; sound production; to utter; to give voice	1
鸽子[鴿子]	ge1 zi5	pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae	1
十万火急[十萬火急]	shi2 wan4 huo3 ji2	most urgent; posthaste; express	1
耳环[耳環]	er3 huan2	earring; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4]	2
养母[養母]	yang3 mu3	foster mother; adoptive mother	2
幼小[幼小]	you4 xiao3	young; immature	1
抚养[撫養]	fu3 yang3	to foster; to bring up; to raise	1
怪不得[怪不得]	guai4 bu5 de5	no wonder!; so that's why!	4
恩怨[恩怨]	en1 yuan4	gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances	2
牵扯[牽扯]	qian1 che3	to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated	3
真刀真枪[真刀真槍]	zhen1 dao1 zhen1 qiang1	real swords, real spears (idiom); real weapons; very much for real; every bit real; the genuine article	1
瞧不起[瞧不起]	qiao2 bu4 qi3	to look down upon; to hold in contempt	1
磕[磕]	ke1	to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)	2
尊严[尊嚴]	zun1 yan2	dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep25/25 words - 22 min
散开[散開]	san4 kai1	to separate; to disperse	1
情分[情分]	qing2 fen4	mutual affection; friendship	3
前锋[前鋒]	qian2 feng1	vanguard; front line; a forward (sports)	3
造次[造次]	zao4 ci4	(literary) hurried; rash	2
遗体[遺體]	yi2 ti3	remains (of a dead person)	2
前行[前行]	qian2 xing2	(literary) to go forward	3
战俘[戰俘]	zhan4 fu2	prisoner of war	1
纵容[縱容]	zong4 rong2	to indulge; to connive at	1
输赢[輸贏]	shu1 ying2	win or loss; outcome	3
荣辱[榮辱]	rong2 ru3	honor and disgrace; reputation	2
族人[族人]	zu2 ren2	clansman; clan members; relatives; ethnic minority	6
增[增]	zeng1	to increase; to expand; to add	4
遭受[遭受]	zao1 shou4	to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)	3
苦难[苦難]	ku3 nan4	suffering	2
恩情[恩情]	en1 qing2	kindness; affection; grace; favor	6
活不下去[活不下去]	huo2 bu4 xia4 qu5	impossible to make a living	3
铭记[銘記]	ming2 ji4	to engrave in one's memory	2
紧要[緊要]	jin3 yao4	critical; crucial; vital	2
闯王[闖王]	Chuang3 Wang2	Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)	1
俘[俘]	fu2	to take prisoner; prisoner of war	2
绝佳[絕佳]	jue2 jia1	exceptionally good	1
迫切[迫切]	po4 qie4	urgent; pressing	1
心软[心軟]	xin1 ruan3	to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted	2
甘心[甘心]	gan1 xin1	to be willing to; to resign oneself to	4
压制[壓制]	ya1 zhi4	to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep25/50 words - 32 min
相认[相認]	xiang1 ren4	to know each other; to recognize; to identify; to acknowledge (an old relationship)	1
舍[捨]	she3	to give up; to abandon; to give alms	2
喉咙[喉嚨]	hou2 long2	throat; larynx	1
残忍[殘忍]	can2 ren3	cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless	1
剑客[劍客]	jian4 ke4	fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)	2
蹄[蹄]	ti2	hoof; pig's trotters	1
印迹[印跡]	yin4 ji4	footprint	1
径直[徑直]	jing4 zhi2	directly	1
不折不扣[不折不扣]	bu4 zhe2 bu4 kou4	a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out	1
下药[下藥]	xia4 yao4	to prescribe medicine; to poison; to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc)	1
暗号[暗號]	an4 hao4	secret signal (sign); countersign; password	3
尊称[尊稱]	zun1 cheng1	to address sb deferentially; title; honorific	1
虚妄[虛妄]	xu1 wang4	fabricated	1
幼稚[幼稚]	you4 zhi4	young; childish; puerile	2
恨不得[恨不得]	hen4 bu5 de5	wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth	3
止境[止境]	zhi3 jing4	limit; boundary; end	1
争斗[爭鬥]	zheng1 dou4	struggle; war	1
茫茫[茫茫]	mang2 mang2	boundless; vast and obscure	1
危机四伏[危機四伏]	wei1 ji1 si4 fu2	danger lurks on every side (idiom)	3
流沙[流沙]	liu2 sha1	quicksand	1
猛兽[猛獸]	meng3 shou4	ferocious beast; fierce animal	1
假话[假話]	jia3 hua4	a lie; untrue statement; misstatement	1
为止[為止]	wei2 zhi3	until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)	2
头部[頭部]	tou2 bu4	head	1
司徒[司徒]	Si1 tu2	minister of education (history); two-character surname Situ	18
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep25/75 words - 37 min
真人[真人]	zhen1 ren2	a real person; Daoist spiritual master	73
债主[債主]	zhai4 zhu3	creditor	2
游历[遊歷]	you2 li4	to tour; to travel	1
老爷子[老爺子]	lao3 ye2 zi5	my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male	5
救活[救活]	jiu4 huo2	to bring back to life	3
结草衔环[結草銜環]	jie2 cao3 xian2 huan2	to repay sb's kind acts (idiom)	1
之类[之類]	zhi1 lei4	and so on; and such	1
救死扶伤[救死扶傷]	jiu4 si3 fu2 shang1	to help the dying and heal the injured	1
免遭[免遭]	mian3 zao1	to avoid suffering; to avoid meeting (a fatal accident); spared	2
逼迫[逼迫]	bi1 po4	to force; to compel; to coerce	3
昏[昏]	hun1	muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness	2
泪[淚]	lei4	tears	1
早日[早日]	zao3 ri4	soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly	2
至高[至高]	zhi4 gao1	paramount; supremacy	1
障碍[障礙]	zhang4 ai4	barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle	3
留情[留情]	liu2 qing2	to relent (to spare sb's feelings); to show mercy or forgiveness; to forbear; lenient	1
装备[裝備]	zhuang1 bei4	equipment; to equip; to outfit	1
离心[離心]	li2 xin1	to be at odds with; centrifugal (force)	1
丰富[豐富]	feng1 fu4	to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant	1
不眠不休[不眠不休]	bu4 mian2 bu4 xiu1	without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)	2
垮[垮]	kua3	to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat	1
临水[臨水]	lin2 shui3	facing the water (favored location)	1
宜居[宜居]	yi2 ju1	livable	1
勘察[勘察]	kan1 cha2	to reconnoiter; to explore; to survey	1
草场[草場]	cao3 chang3	pastureland	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep25/97 words - 43 min
迁移[遷移]	qian1 yi2	to migrate; to move	6
旗帜[旗幟]	qi2 zhi4	ensign; flag	1
开战[開戰]	kai1 zhan4	to start a war; to make war; to battle against	1
来意[來意]	lai2 yi4	one's purpose in coming	1
信报[信報]	xin4 bao4	abbr. for 信報財經新聞|信报财经新闻, Hong Kong Economic Journal	1
师大[師大]	shi1 da4	abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university; teacher training college	1
原委[原委]	yuan2 wei3	the whole story	1
竞相[競相]	jing4 xiang1	competitive; eagerly; to vie	1
积[積]	ji1	to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing	1
不管怎样[不管怎樣]	bu4 guan3 zen3 yang4	in any case; no matter what	1
刀口[刀口]	dao1 kou3	the edge of a knife; cut; incision	1
武器[武器]	wu3 qi4	weapon; arms; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
复生[復生]	fu4 sheng1	to be reborn; to recover; to come back to life; to regenerate	2
巫师[巫師]	wu1 shi1	wizard; magician	1
祈祷[祈禱]	qi2 dao3	to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer	3
恳求[懇求]	ken3 qiu2	to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty	1
生前[生前]	sheng1 qian2	(of a deceased) during one's life; while living	2
阔[闊]	kuo4	rich; wide; broad	1
奈何[奈何]	nai4 he2	to do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no avail	1
遗愿[遺願]	yi2 yuan4	final wishes of the departed	2
大千世界[大千世界]	da4 qian1 shi4 jie4	great wide world; marvelously diverse world; (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4])	2
人选[人選]	ren2 xuan3	choice of person; candidate	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep26/25 words - 5 min
栽培[栽培]	zai1 pei2	to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize	2
寄予[寄予]	ji4 yu3	to place (hope, importance etc) on; to express; to show; to give	1
注定[註定]	zhu4 ding4	to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably	2
妄自菲薄[妄自菲薄]	wang4 zi4 fei3 bo2	to be unduly humble (idiom); to undervalue oneself	1
尽力[盡力]	jin4 li4	to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort	4
对劲[對勁]	dui4 jin4	suitable; to one's liking; to get along together	1
苦衷[苦衷]	ku3 zhong1	secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties	2
葫芦[葫蘆]	hu2 lu5	calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house	1
娃[娃]	wa2	baby; doll	1
慢悠悠[慢悠悠]	man4 you1 you1	unhurried	1
年轻人[年輕人]	nian2 qing1 ren2	young people; youngster	5
喝茶[喝茶]	he1 cha2	(fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")	6
逼死[逼死]	bi1 si3	to hound sb to death	1
责罚[責罰]	ze2 fa2	to punish; to chastise	4
牵绊[牽絆]	qian1 ban4	to bind; to yoke; to impede	2
纷乱[紛亂]	fen1 luan4	numerous and disorderly	1
何日[何日]	he2 ri4	when?	1
重聚[重聚]	chong2 ju4	to meet again	1
肌肤[肌膚]	ji1 fu1	skin; flesh; fig. close physical relationship	1
劳心[勞心]	lao2 xin1	to work with one's brains; to rack one's brains; to worry	1
所致[所致]	suo3 zhi4	to be caused by	1
脉象[脈象]	mai4 xiang4	condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine)	2
志气[志氣]	zhi4 qi4	ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit	1
颓丧[頹喪]	tui2 sang4	dejected; disheartened; listless	1
恹恹[懨懨]	yan1 yan1	weak; worried; sickly; wan	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep26/50 words - 12 min
神仙[神仙]	shen2 xian1	Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person	4
地动[地動]	di4 dong4	earthquake (old term)	1
病人[病人]	bing4 ren2	sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
郁[鬱]	yu4	dense (growth); melancholy	4
猛虎[猛虎]	meng3 hu3	fierce tiger	1
另辟蹊径[另闢蹊徑]	ling4 pi4 xi1 jing4	to take an alternate route (idiom); to find an alternative; to take a different approach; to blaze a new trail	1
有效[有效]	you3 xiao4	effective; in effect; valid	4
赫赫[赫赫]	he4 he4	brilliant; impressive; outstanding	3
有名[有名]	you3 ming2	famous; well-known	5
隐退[隱退]	yin3 tui4	to retire (from society, esp. from politics); to vanish	1
当成[當成]	dang4 cheng2	to consider as; to take to be	3
总有[總有]	zong3 you3	inevitably there will be	2
超越[超越]	chao1 yue4	to surpass; to exceed; to transcend	1
指指点点[指指點點]	zhi3 zhi3 dian3 dian3	to gesticulate; to point out; to point the finger of blame	1
仿佛[彷彿]	fang3 fu2	to seem; as if; alike; similar	1
相争[相爭]	xiang1 zheng1	to vie against one another; to fight each other; mutual aggression	1
忘不了[忘不了]	wang4 bu4 liao3	cannot forget	2
比不上[比不上]	bi3 bu4 shang4	can't compare with	1
海角天涯[海角天涯]	hai3 jiao3 tian1 ya2	see 天涯海角[tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3]	1
怨恨[怨恨]	yuan4 hen4	to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor	2
南方[南方]	nan2 fang1	south; the southern part of the country; the South	1
走时[走時]	zou3 shi2	(of a watch or clock) to keep time; (physics) propagation time; travel time (of a wave)	1
簪[簪]	zan1	hairpin	1
询问[詢問]	xun2 wen4	to inquire	1
遗物[遺物]	yi2 wu4	remnant	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep26/75 words - 16 min
杨柳[楊柳]	yang2 liu3	willow tree; poplar and willow; name of traditional tune	1
依依[依依]	yi1 yi1	to regret leaving; reluctant to part; (onom.) young leaves stir gently in the wind	1
萤火[螢火]	ying2 huo3	light of firefly; fairy light	1
迷离[迷離]	mi2 li2	blurred; hard to make out distinctly	1
红叶[紅葉]	hong2 ye4	red autumnal leaves	1
随波[隨波]	sui2 bo1	to drift with the waves	1
皑皑[皚皚]	ai2 ai2	white as snow; pure white	1
琉璃[琉璃]	liu2 li5	colored glass; ceramic glaze	1
记忆[記憶]	ji4 yi4	to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
四季[四季]	si4 ji4	four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬	2
江南[江南]	Jiang1 nan2	south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)	1
寒冬[寒冬]	han2 dong1	wintry	1
腊月[臘月]	La4 yue4	twelfth lunar month	1
苍[蒼]	cang1	dark blue; deep green; ash-gray	1
苔[苔]	tai1	coating (of tongue)	1
碧[碧]	bi4	green jade; bluish green; blue; jade	8
愚蠢[愚蠢]	yu2 chun3	silly; stupid	1
母子[母子]	mu3 zi3	mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest	15
赦[赦]	she4	to pardon (a convict)	2
效忠[效忠]	xiao4 zhong1	to vow loyalty and devotion to	10
重任[重任]	zhong4 ren4	heavy responsibility	3
哭丧脸[哭喪臉]	ku1 sang5 lian3	to pull a long face; sullen; also written 哭喪著臉|哭丧着脸	1
禁足[禁足]	jin4 zu2	to forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc); to ground (as disciplinary measure); to gate; to curfew; restriction on movement; ban on visiting a place; out of bounds; off limits; caveat	1
盘问[盤問]	pan2 wen4	to interrogate; to cross-examine; to inquire	3
老者[老者]	lao3 zhe3	old man; elderly man	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep26/100 words - 25 min
行医[行醫]	xing2 yi1	to practice medicine (esp. in private practice)	1
上辈子[上輩子]	shang4 bei4 zi5	one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation	1
坚信[堅信]	jian1 xin4	to believe firmly; without any doubt	2
猜中[猜中]	cai1 zhong4	to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer	1
牵挂[牽掛]	qian1 gua4	to worry about; to be concerned about	7
打趣[打趣]	da3 qu4	to make fun of	1
看不出[看不出]	kan4 bu5 chu1	can't see; can't make out; unable to tell	1
神韵[神韻]	shen2 yun4	charm or grace (in poetry or art)	1
面熟[面熟]	mian4 shu2	to look familiar; familiar-looking	1
亲密[親密]	qin1 mi4	intimate; close	1
总得[總得]	zong3 dei3	must; have to; be bound to	4
扇[扇]	shan1	to fan; to slap sb on the face	3
扇[扇]	shan4	fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc	3
天翻地覆[天翻地覆]	tian1 fan1 di4 fu4	sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head	1
名义[名義]	ming2 yi4	name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose	1
掩人耳目[掩人耳目]	yan3 ren2 er3 mu4	to fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes	1
同道[同道]	tong2 dao4	same principle	2
互通[互通]	hu4 tong1	to intercommunicate; to interoperate	2
协力[協力]	xie2 li4	to unite in common effort	1
通过[通過]	tong1 guo4	by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over	1
联络[聯絡]	lian2 luo4	to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection	3
手无寸铁[手無寸鐵]	shou3 wu2 cun4 tie3	lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless	2
侠客[俠客]	xia2 ke4	chivalrous person; knight-errant	2
相中[相中]	xiang1 zhong4	to find to one's taste; to pick (after looking at); Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4]	2
传人[傳人]	chuan2 ren2	to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant	1
剑法[劍法]	jian4 fa3	fencing; sword-play	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep26/125 words - 33 min
作罢[作罷]	zuo4 ba4	to drop (subject etc)	1
问诊[問診]	wen4 zhen3	(TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]	2
曝[曝]	pu4	to air; to sun	1
荒野[荒野]	huang1 ye3	wilderness	1
丧气话[喪氣話]	sang4 qi4 hua4	demoralizing talk	4
吹牛[吹牛]	chui1 niu2	to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)	1
乡亲[鄉親]	xiang1 qin1	fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home	6
当前[當前]	dang1 qian2	current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us)	1
门阀[門閥]	men2 fa2	rich and powerful family	1
当道[當道]	dang1 dao4	in the middle of the road; to be in the way; to hold power; (fig.) to predominate; to be in vogue	1
灾祸[災禍]	zai1 huo4	disaster	4
高官[高官]	gao1 guan1	high official	1
穷人[窮人]	qiong2 ren2	poor people; the poor	1
死有余辜[死有餘辜]	si3 you3 yu2 gu1	death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead	1
天灾[天災]	tian1 zai1	natural disaster	4
荒[荒]	huang1	desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect	2
人祸[人禍]	ren2 huo4	human disaster	3
运送[運送]	yun4 song4	to transport; to carry	2
贱骨头[賤骨頭]	jian4 gu3 tou5	miserable wretch; contemptible individual	1
开脱[開脫]	kai1 tuo1	to exculpate; to absolve; to exonerate	1
老丈[老丈]	lao3 zhang4	sir (respectful form of address for an old man)	5
好久不见[好久不見]	hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4	long time no see	3
世态[世態]	shi4 tai4	the ways of the world; social behavior	1
忧心[憂心]	you1 xin1	concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious	3
灾情[災情]	zai1 qing2	disastrous situation; calamity	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep26/150 words - 37 min
减[減]	jian3	to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	1
灾民[災民]	zai1 min2	victim (of a disaster)	6
饿殍[餓殍]	e4 piao3	starving people	1
惨状[慘狀]	can3 zhuang4	devastation; miserable condition	2
头等[頭等]	tou2 deng3	first class; prime; main	1
无限[無限]	wu2 xian4	unlimited; unbounded	2
抚慰[撫慰]	fu3 wei4	to console; to comfort; to soothe	2
爱民[愛民]	Ai4 min2	Aimin district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang	2
心切[心切]	xin1 qie4	eager; impatient; guileless	2
拳拳[拳拳]	quan2 quan2	earnest; sincere	1
顽劣[頑劣]	wan2 lie4	stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous	2
关照[關照]	guan1 zhao4	to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind	1
心细[心細]	xin1 xi4	careful; scrupulous	1
出格[出格]	chu1 ge2	to overstep the bounds of what is proper; to take sth too far; (of a measuring device) to go off the scale	1
远近[遠近]	yuan3 jin4	far and near; distance	1
翘楚[翹楚]	qiao2 chu3	person of outstanding talent	1
兵部[兵部]	Bing1 bu4	Ministry of War (in imperial China)	8
李靖[李靖]	Li3 Jing4	Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]	12
白米[白米]	bai2 mi3	(polished) rice	11
大米[大米]	da4 mi3	(husked) rice	2
出巡[出巡]	chu1 xun2	to go on an inspection tour	1
仪仗[儀仗]	yi2 zhang4	ceremonial weaponry	1
气势[氣勢]	qi4 shi4	imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor	1
力戒[力戒]	li4 jie4	to try everything to avoid; to guard against	1
奢靡[奢靡]	she1 mi2	extravagant	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep26/172 words - 41 min
巡视[巡視]	xun2 shi4	to patrol; to make a tour; to inspect; to scan with one's eyes	6
节俭[節儉]	jie2 jian3	frugal; economical	2
以身作则[以身作則]	yi3 shen1 zuo4 ze2	to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model	1
展现[展現]	zhan3 xian4	to come out; to emerge; to reveal; to display	4
难关[難關]	nan2 guan1	difficulty; crisis	2
决心[決心]	jue2 xin1	determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
臣民[臣民]	chen2 min2	subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)	1
歌颂[歌頌]	ge1 song4	to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize	1
功德[功德]	gong1 de2	achievements and virtue	2
散架[散架]	san3 jia4	to fall apart; exhaustion	2
体恤[體恤]	ti3 xu4	to empathize with; to show solicitude for; T-shirt (loanword)	4
龙王[龍王]	Long2 Wang2	Dragon King (mythology)	1
游玩[遊玩]	you2 wan2	to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll	1
泡汤[泡湯]	pao4 tang1	to dawdle; to go slow deliberately; to fizzle out; to have all one's hopes dashed; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring	1
古往今来[古往今來]	gu3 wang3 jin1 lai2	since ancient times; since times immemorial	1
凄凉[淒涼]	qi1 liang2	desolate (place)	1
关卡[關卡]	guan1 qia3	checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); barrier; hurdle; red tape; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]	3
死者[死者]	si3 zhe3	the dead; the deceased	2
传染[傳染]	chuan2 ran3	to infect; contagious	2
瘟疫[瘟疫]	wen1 yi4	epidemic; plague; pestilence; diseased	15
过关[過關]	guo4 guan1	to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard)	1
睁开[睜開]	zheng1 kai1	to open (one's eyes)	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep27/25 words - 9 min
安葬[安葬]	an1 zang4	to bury (the dead)	1
看似[看似]	kan4 si4	to look as if; to seem	3
含[含]	han2	to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)	1
滑稽[滑稽]	hua2 ji1	comical; funny; amusing; old pr. [gu3 ji1]; huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang	1
喜乐[喜樂]	xi3 le4	joy	2
上苍[上蒼]	shang4 cang1	heaven	2
怜惜[憐惜]	lian2 xi1	to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward	1
苍生[蒼生]	cang1 sheng1	(area where) vegetation grows; the common people	1
作用[作用]	zuo4 yong4	to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
婢女[婢女]	bi4 nu:3	slave girl; servant girl	2
福地[福地]	fu2 di4	happy land; paradise	1
悟空[悟空]	Wu4 Kong1	Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 You2 Ji4]	1
普[普]	pu3	general; popular; everywhere; universal	5
众人[眾人]	zhong4 ren2	everyone	4
念叨[念叨]	nian4 dao5	to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss	3
闹脾气[鬧脾氣]	nao4 pi2 qi5	to get angry	1
救助[救助]	jiu4 zhu4	to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance	2
药房[藥房]	yao4 fang2	pharmacy; drugstore	7
诊室[診室]	zhen3 shi4	consulting room	2
相连[相連]	xiang1 lian2	to link; to join; link; connection	2
居所[居所]	ju1 suo3	residence	1
安静[安靜]	an1 jing4	quiet; peaceful; calm	4
无为[無為]	wu2 wei2	the Daoist doctrine of inaction; let things take their own course; laissez-faire	14
静修[靜修]	jing4 xiu1	contemplation; meditation	1
烨[燁]	ye4	blaze of fire; glorious	7
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep27/50 words - 16 min
栋[棟]	dong4	classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)	7
复[復]	fu4	to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out	3
哀[哀]	ai1	sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole	2
过意不去[過意不去]	guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4	to feel very apologetic	1
战乱[戰亂]	zhan4 luan4	chaos of war	5
饥寒交迫[飢寒交迫]	ji1 han2 jiao1 po4	beset by hunger and cold (idiom); starving and freezing; in desperate poverty	1
耕作[耕作]	geng1 zuo4	farming	2
路不拾遗[路不拾遺]	lu4 bu4 shi2 yi2	lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom); fig. honesty prevails throughout society	1
夜不闭户[夜不閉戶]	ye4 bu4 bi4 hu4	lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society	1
太平盛世[太平盛世]	tai4 ping2 sheng4 shi4	peace and prosperity (idiom)	2
挨饿[挨餓]	ai2 e4	to go hungry; to endure starvation; famished	5
老天[老天]	lao3 tian1	God; Heavens	6
更衣[更衣]	geng1 yi1	to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism)	1
婢[婢]	bi4	slave girl; maid servant	3
服侍[服侍]	fu2 shi5	to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4]	1
奴婢[奴婢]	nu2 bi4	slave servant	4
到访[到訪]	dao4 fang3	to pay a visit	2
谕[諭]	yu4	order (from above)	3
乾[乾]	qian2	one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰; ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)	21
恤[恤]	xu4	anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate	1
救灾[救災]	jiu4 zai1	to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims	2
转达[轉達]	zhuan3 da2	to pass on; to convey; to communicate	1
亲笔[親筆]	qin1 bi3	in one's own handwriting	4
视察[視察]	shi4 cha2	to inspect; an investigation	1
旱情[旱情]	han4 qing2	drought conditions	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep27/75 words - 24 min
皇恩[皇恩]	huang2 en1	imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor	2
看顾[看顧]	kan4 gu4	to watch over	3
有失[有失]	you3 shi1	to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)	2
艰[艱]	jian1	difficult; hard; hardship	2
磨难[磨難]	mo2 nan4	a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried	2
常常[常常]	chang2 chang2	frequently; often	1
狠[狠]	hen3	ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3]	6
哄[哄]	hong1	roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)	4
回信[回信]	hui2 xin4	to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1]	1
告示[告示]	gao4 shi5	announcement	3
维护[維護]	wei2 hu4	to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain	1
老糊涂[老糊塗]	lao3 hu2 tu5	dotard	1
怒气[怒氣]	nu4 qi4	anger	1
何等[何等]	he2 deng3	what kind?; how, what; somewhat	2
旧识[舊識]	jiu4 shi2	former acquaintance; old friend	3
着想[著想]	zhuo2 xiang3	to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]	4
交兵[交兵]	jiao1 bing1	in a state of war	1
遭殃[遭殃]	zao1 yang1	to suffer a calamity	1
涂炭[塗炭]	tu2 tan4	extreme distress; in utter misery	1
意气用事[意氣用事]	yi4 qi4 yong4 shi4	to let emotions affect one's decisions	1
暗访[暗訪]	an4 fang3	to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret	1
入关[入關]	ru4 guan1	to enter a pass; to go through customs	1
闹事[鬧事]	nao4 shi4	to cause trouble; to create a disturbance	4
水泄不通[水洩不通]	shui3 xie4 bu4 tong1	lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)	1
改道[改道]	gai3 dao4	to change route; to divert (a road or a watercourse)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep27/100 words - 31 min
引人注目[引人注目]	yin3 ren2 zhu4 mu4	to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous	1
体察[體察]	ti3 cha2	to experience; to observe	2
疾苦[疾苦]	ji2 ku3	pain and difficulties; suffering (of the people)	1
民情[民情]	min2 qing2	circumstances of the people; popular sentiment; the mood of the people; popular customs	2
做主[做主]	zuo4 zhu3	see 作主[zuo4 zhu3]	4
储君[儲君]	chu3 jun1	heir apparent to a throne	10
伤人[傷人]	shang1 ren2	to injure sb	2
后退[後退]	hou4 tui4	to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat	3
伙[夥]	huo3	companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together	3
按理说[按理說]	an4 li3 shuo1	it is reasonable to say that...	1
了事[了事]	liao3 shi4	to dispose of a matter; to be done with it	1
骗人[騙人]	pian4 ren2	to cheat sb; a scam	2
戏言[戲言]	xi4 yan2	joking matter; to go back on one's words	1
算数[算數]	suan4 shu4	to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important)	2
父老[父老]	fu4 lao3	elders	1
衣衫[衣衫]	yi1 shan1	clothing; unlined garment	1
卧榻[臥榻]	wo4 ta4	a couch; a narrow bed	1
止血[止血]	zhi3 xue4	to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)	2
溃烂[潰爛]	kui4 lan4	to fester; to ulcerate	3
假装[假裝]	jia3 zhuang1	to feign; to pretend	4
煽动[煽動]	shan1 dong4	to incite; to instigate	1
意图[意圖]	yi4 tu2	intent; intention; to intend	6
善良[善良]	shan4 liang2	good and honest; kindhearted	5
翻遍[翻遍]	fan1 bian4	to rummage through; to turn everything over; to ransack	1
旦[旦]	dan4	dawn; morning; daybreak; day; dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep27/125 words - 35 min
夕[夕]	xi1	dusk; evening; Taiwan pr. [xi4]	1
祸福[禍福]	huo4 fu2	disaster and happiness	2
预料[預料]	yu4 liao4	to forecast; to anticipate; expectation	1
金丝雀[金絲雀]	jin1 si1 que4	canary	1
惊吓[驚嚇]	jing1 xia4	to frighten; to horrify; to terrify	1
高热[高熱]	gao1 re4	a fever	5
南山[南山]	Nan2 shan1	Nanshan or Namsan, common place name; Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong	16
病情[病情]	bing4 qing2	state of an illness; patient's condition	7
旱[旱]	han4	drought	2
树立[樹立]	shu4 li4	to set up; to establish	1
形象[形象]	xing2 xiang4	image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid	1
装病[裝病]	zhuang1 bing4	to feign illness; to malinger	1
说得过去[說得過去]	shuo1 de5 guo4 qu4	acceptable; passable; justifiable; (of a course of action) to make sense	1
悍[悍]	han4	heroic; intrepid; valiant; dauntless; fierce; ferocious; violent	1
满脸[滿臉]	man3 lian3	across one's whole face	1
张牙舞爪[張牙舞爪]	zhang1 ya2 wu3 zhao3	to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures	1
独立[獨立]	du2 li4	independent; independence; to stand alone	1
尤其[尤其]	you2 qi2	especially; particularly	3
骨血[骨血]	gu3 xue4	flesh and blood; one's offspring	1
储[儲]	chu3	to store; to save; to have in reserve; heir; Taiwan pr. [chu2]	2
偫[偫]	zhi4	to wait for; to lay in	1
预[預]	yu4	to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare	1
侯[侯]	hou2	marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman or high official	1
尊[尊]	zun1	senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel	4
万民[萬民]	wan4 min2	all the people	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep27/150 words - 39 min
不甘[不甘]	bu4 gan1	unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling	2
出气[出氣]	chu1 qi4	to give vent to anger	1
闯祸[闖禍]	chuang3 huo4	to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble	2
几次[幾次]	ji3 ci4	several times	1
幅[幅]	fu2	width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures	1
姿势[姿勢]	zi1 shi4	posture; position	1
刺激[刺激]	ci4 ji1	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant	1
友[友]	you3	friend	14
当晚[當晚]	dang1 wan3	on that evening	1
贫道[貧道]	pin2 dao4	poor Taoist	6
悟[悟]	wu4	to comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware	1
幼时[幼時]	you4 shi2	childhood	1
教诲[教誨]	jiao4 hui4	to instruct	2
诸子百家[諸子百家]	zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1	the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)	1
涉猎[涉獵]	she4 lie4	to skim (through a book); to read cursorily; to dip into	1
安身[安身]	an1 shen1	to make one's home; to take shelter	1
意识[意識]	yi4 shi2	consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize	2
不争[不爭]	bu4 zheng1	widely known; incontestable; undeniable; to not strive for; to not contend for	3
害得[害得]	hai4 de5	to cause or lead to sth bad	1
丧命[喪命]	sang4 ming4	to lose one's life	1
置身[置身]	zhi4 shen1	to place oneself; to stay	1
找寻[找尋]	zhao3 xun2	to look for; to seek; to find fault	1
大道[大道]	da4 dao4	main street; avenue	1
祖[祖]	zu3	ancestor; forefather; grandparents	7
慈悲[慈悲]	ci2 bei1	mercy	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep27/172 words - 43 min
顿悟[頓悟]	dun4 wu4	a flash of realization; the truth in a flash; a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist)	2
死去[死去]	si3 qu4	to die	2
参透[參透]	can1 tou4	to fully grasp; to penetrate	2
弥足珍贵[彌足珍貴]	mi2 zu2 zhen1 gui4	extremely precious; valuable	1
救济[救濟]	jiu4 ji4	emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods	2
搭把手[搭把手]	da1 ba3 shou3	to help out	3
陷于[陷於]	xian4 yu2	caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)	1
烦恼[煩惱]	fan2 nao3	to be worried; to be distressed; worries	1
主从[主從]	zhu3 cong2	master-slave (computing); client-server (computing); primary and secondary	1
谈吐[談吐]	tan2 tu3	style of conversation	1
明知故问[明知故問]	ming2 zhi1 gu4 wen4	to ask a question, already knowing the answer	1
过问[過問]	guo4 wen4	to show an interest in; to get involved with	3
怀念[懷念]	huai2 nian4	to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce	1
烘炉[烘爐]	hong1 lu2	oven	1
炼[煉]	lian4	to refine; to smelt	2
众生[眾生]	zhong4 sheng1	all living things	3
如是[如是]	ru2 shi4	thus	1
美的[美的]	Mei3 di2	Midea (brand)	1
澹[澹]	dan4	tranquil; placid; quiet	3
旱灾[旱災]	han4 zai1	drought	3
流离失所[流離失所]	liu2 li2 shi1 suo3	destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about; displaced	2
柳[柳]	liu3	willow	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep28/25 words - 7 min
车驾[車駕]	ju1 jia4	carriage	1
哼[哼]	heng1	to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph!	1
小曲[小曲]	xiao3 qu3	popular song; folk tune; ballad	1
忽然[忽然]	hu1 ran2	suddenly; all of a sudden	2
黑斑[黑斑]	hei1 ban1	dark spot or blotch on the skin	1
搓[搓]	cuo1	to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist	3
小脚[小腳]	xiao3 jiao3	bound feet (traditional)	1
脸蛋[臉蛋]	lian3 dan4	cheek; face	1
拉扯[拉扯]	la1 che5	to drag; to pull; to raise a child (through difficulties); to help; to support; to drag in; to chat	1
婆婆[婆婆]	po2 po5	husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma	2
白面[白麵]	bai2 mian4	wheat flour; flour; heroin	1
馍馍[饃饃]	mo2 mo5	steamed bun	1
人世[人世]	ren2 shi4	the world; this world; the world of the living	2
阿婆[阿婆]	a1 po2	granny; mother-in-law	2
投胎[投胎]	tou2 tai1	to be reincarnated	1
噩梦[噩夢]	e4 meng4	nightmare	1
荃[荃]	quan2	(fragrant plant)	18
有方[有方]	you3 fang1	to do things right; to use the correct method	2
才识[才識]	cai2 shi2	ability and insight	1
梳[梳]	shu1	a comb; to comb	1
刷牙[刷牙]	shua1 ya2	to brush one's teeth	1
揩[揩]	kai1	to wipe	1
齿[齒]	chi3	tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	1
手巾[手巾]	shou3 jin1	hand towel; handkerchief	1
钻牛角尖[鑽牛角尖]	zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1	lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep28/50 words - 14 min
大智若愚[大智若愚]	da4 zhi4 ruo4 yu2	great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)	1
人名[人名]	ren2 ming2	personal name	1
鸟[鳥]	niao3	bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam	1
青年[青年]	qing1 nian2	youth; youthful years; young person; the young	2
假惺惺[假惺惺]	jia3 xing1 xing1	hypocritical; unctuous; insincerely courteous; to shed crocodile tears	2
用不着[用不著]	yong4 bu5 zhao2	not need; have no use for	6
一致[一致]	yi1 zhi4	unanimous; identical (views or opinions)	2
齐心协力[齊心協力]	qi2 xin1 xie2 li4	to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one	1
逞[逞]	cheng3	to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to	1
口舌[口舌]	kou3 she2	dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round	2
抛[拋]	pao1	to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon	2
仇恨[仇恨]	chou2 hen4	to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility	5
辛酸[辛酸]	xin1 suan1	pungent (taste); bitter; fig. sad; miserable	1
血泪[血淚]	xue4 lei4	tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering); blood and tears	1
无忧无虑[無憂無慮]	wu2 you1 wu2 lu:4	carefree and without worries (idiom)	1
录[錄]	lu4	diary; record; to hit; to copy	2
上街[上街]	shang4 jie1	to go onto the streets; to go shopping	4
触动[觸動]	chu4 dong4	to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions); to move (sb's emotions or worry)	1
出乱子[出亂子]	chu1 luan4 zi5	to go wrong; to get into trouble	3
伞[傘]	san3	umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3]	4
青菜[青菜]	qing1 cai4	green vegetables; Chinese cabbage	2
老虎[老虎]	lao3 hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
自家[自家]	zi4 jia1	oneself; one's own family	1
晟[晟]	sheng4	brightness of sun; splendor; also pr. [cheng2]	19
捧[捧]	peng3	to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep28/75 words - 27 min
捧场[捧場]	peng3 chang3	to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter	2
赏钱[賞錢]	shang3 qian5	tip; gratuity; monetary reward; bonus	2
曲子[曲子]	qu3 zi5	poem for singing; tune; music; CL:支[zhi1]	2
独有[獨有]	du2 you3	to own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only	1
补偿[補償]	bu3 chang2	to compensate; to make up	5
响[響]	xiang3	echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises	1
杂耍[雜耍]	za2 shua3	a sideshow; vaudeville; juggling	2
撒[撒]	sa1	to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to	4
撒[撒]	sa3	to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill	4
操[操]	cao1	to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)	2
暴徒[暴徒]	bao4 tu2	bandit; thug; ruffian	1
居无定所[居無定所]	ju1 wu2 ding4 suo3	to be without a fixed residence (idiom)	1
食不果腹[食不果腹]	shi2 bu4 guo3 fu4	lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom); fig. poverty-stricken	1
漂泊[漂泊]	piao1 bo2	to drift (in the tide); to rove; to lead a wandering existence; drifter; wanderer	1
苦苦[苦苦]	ku3 ku3	strenuously; persistently; hard; painful	2
挣扎[掙扎]	zheng1 zha2	to struggle	6
修道[修道]	xiu1 dao4	to practice Daoism	2
修行[修行]	xiu1 xing2	to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft	1
重新做人[重新做人]	chong2 xin1 zuo4 ren2	to start a new life; to make a fresh start	1
生辰[生辰]	sheng1 chen2	birthday	1
坑[坑]	keng1	hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud	1
终身[終身]	zhong1 shen1	lifelong; all one's life; marriage	1
憾事[憾事]	han4 shi4	a matter for regret; sth that is a (great) pity	1
慰问[慰問]	wei4 wen4	to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc	1
补贴[補貼]	bu3 tie1	to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit	1
名正言顺[名正言順]	ming2 zheng4 yan2 shun4	in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep28/100 words - 32 min
刁[刁]	diao1	artful; wicked	1
撒娇[撒嬌]	sa1 jiao1	to act like a spoiled child; to throw a tantrum; to act coquettishly	1
梓[梓]	zi3	Catalpa kaempferi; printing blocks	38
劳民伤财[勞民傷財]	lao2 min2 shang1 cai2	waste of manpower and resources	1
建[建]	jian4	to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct	2
炀[煬]	yang2	molten; smelt	1
帝[帝]	di4	emperor	1
无道[無道]	wu2 dao4	tyrannical; brutal (regime)	2
查看[查看]	cha2 kan4	to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out	2
警醒[警醒]	jing3 xing3	to be alert	1
辇[輦]	nian3	handcart; emperor's carriage; to transport by carriage	1
创[創]	chuang4	to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create	2
丸[丸]	wan2	ball; pellet; pill	1
伤者[傷者]	shang1 zhe3	casualty; victim (of an accident); wounded person	1
杂[雜]	za2	mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix	5
沉闷[沉悶]	chen2 men4	oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled	1
抢掠[搶掠]	qiang3 lu:e4	to loot; looting	1
认命[認命]	ren4 ming4	to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth	3
陈[陳]	chen2	to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale	6
做错[做錯]	zuo4 cuo4	to make an error	4
富贵[富貴]	fu4 gui4	riches and honor	2
膏[膏]	gao1	ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3]	1
粱[粱]	liang2	sorghum	1
锦衣玉食[錦衣玉食]	jin3 yi1 yu4 shi2	brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance	1
香车宝马[香車寶馬]	xiang1 che1 bao3 ma3	magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle; ostentatious display of luxury	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep28/125 words - 40 min
田舍[田舍]	tian2 she4	farmhouse	1
农家[農家]	nong2 jia1	peasant family	1
度日[度日]	du4 ri4	to pass one's days; to scratch out a difficult, meager existence	2
遂愿[遂願]	sui4 yuan4	to have one's wish fulfilled	1
轻松[輕鬆]	qing1 song1	light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously	5
愿心[願心]	yuan4 xin1	a wish; a request (to a deity)	1
泰安[泰安]	Tai4 an1	Tai'an city prefecture level city in Shandong; Tai'an township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan	1
逐[逐]	zhu2	to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one	3
波[波]	bo1	wave; ripple; storm; surge	1
萍[萍]	ping2	duckweed	1
魔[魔]	mo2	devil; magic	1
爷爷[爺爺]	ye2 ye5	(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
捣[搗]	dao3	pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir	1
熟练[熟練]	shu2 lian4	practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful	1
捐[捐]	juan1	to contribute; to donate; contribution; tax; to abandon	1
执着[執著]	zhi2 zhuo2	to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to	4
拒之门外[拒之門外]	ju4 zhi1 men2 wai4	to lock one's door and refuse to see sb	1
拥有[擁有]	yong1 you3	to have; to possess	1
匆匆[匆匆]	cong1 cong1	hurriedly	2
向北[向北]	xiang4 bei3	northward; facing north	1
随后[隨後]	sui2 hou4	soon after	3
一言难尽[一言難盡]	yi1 yan2 nan2 jin4	hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly	1
适才[適才]	shi4 cai2	just now; a moment ago	4
受灾[受災]	shou4 zai1	disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity	1
乱局[亂局]	luan4 ju2	chaotic situation	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep28/137 words - 43 min
暂搁[暫擱]	zan4 ge1	temporarily stopped; in abeyance	1
旧事[舊事]	jiu4 shi4	old affair; former matter	1
不明[不明]	bu4 ming2	not clear; unknown; to fail to understand	1
安心[安心]	an1 xin1	at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth	6
打架[打架]	da3 jia4	to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2]	2
房子[房子]	fang2 zi5	house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]	3
上楼[上樓]	shang4 lou2	to go upstairs	1
楼上[樓上]	lou2 shang4	upstairs	1
堂堂正正[堂堂正正]	tang2 tang2 zheng4 zheng4	displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square	2
赔偿[賠償]	pei2 chang2	to compensate	1
架[架]	jia4	to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc	4
愿赌服输[願賭服輸]	yuan4 du3 fu2 shu1	lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose; fig. you bet, you pay	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep29/25 words - 9 min
蛮子[蠻子]	man2 zi5	barbarian; slave servant; (old) contemptuous term for people from southern China (used by northern Chinese people)	1
要强[要強]	yao4 qiang2	eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded	1
嘲讽[嘲諷]	chao2 feng3	to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt	1
羡慕[羨慕]	xian4 mu4	to envy; to admire	2
我去[我去]	wo3 qu4	(slang) dang!; shoot!	2
气派[氣派]	qi4 pai4	impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air	1
殿宇[殿宇]	dian4 yu3	(literary) halls (of a palace or a temple)	1
火烛[火燭]	huo3 zhu2	fire and candles; household things that burn	1
宫殿[宮殿]	gong1 dian4	palace; CL:座[zuo4]	2
荒唐[荒唐]	huang1 tang2	beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated	4
高楼[高樓]	gao1 lou2	high building; multistory building; skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]	1
历来[歷來]	li4 lai2	always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time	1
授人以柄[授人以柄]	shou4 ren2 yi3 bing3	to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom); to give someone a hold on oneself	1
千里眼[千里眼]	qian1 li3 yan3	clairvoyance	1
燃[燃]	ran2	to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes)	3
弹劾[彈劾]	tan2 he2	to accuse of misconduct (in official task); to impeach	1
状[狀]	zhuang4	accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped	1
禁[禁]	jin1	to endure	4
禁[禁]	jin4	to prohibit; to forbid	4
短时间[短時間]	duan3 shi2 jian1	short term; short time	1
追问[追問]	zhui1 wen4	to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter	1
逗[逗]	dou4	to stay; to stop; to tease (play with); amusing; short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4])	1
说不准[說不準]	shuo1 bu4 zhun3	unable to say; can't say precisely	1
小气鬼[小氣鬼]	xiao3 qi4 gui3	miser; penny-pincher	1
吃醋[吃醋]	chi1 cu4	to feel jealous	1
排队[排隊]	pai2 dui4	to line up	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep29/50 words - 21 min
酥酪[酥酪]	su1 lao4	yogurt; curd cheese	1
借过[借過]	jie4 guo4	excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)	2
取笑[取笑]	qu3 xiao4	to tease; to make fun of	2
畏畏缩缩[畏畏縮縮]	wei4 wei4 suo1 suo1	cowering; cringing	1
孩子们[孩子們]	hai2 zi5 men5	children	1
米[米]	mi3	rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier)	1
行走[行走]	xing2 zou3	to walk	2
小白兔[小白兔]	xiao3 bai2 tu4	bunny rabbit	1
大哭[大哭]	da4 ku1	to cry loudly	1
有时[有時]	you3 shi2	sometimes; now and then	2
出行[出行]	chu1 xing2	to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)	1
嘴馋[嘴饞]	zui3 chan2	gluttonous; ravenous	1
看上去[看上去]	kan4 shang5 qu5	it would appear; it seems (that)	4
牵肠挂肚[牽腸掛肚]	qian1 chang2 gua4 du4	deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious	1
厅[廳]	ting1	(reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department	1
遭遇[遭遇]	zao1 yu4	to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience	2
吞吞吐吐[吞吞吐吐]	tun1 tun1 tu3 tu3	to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back	2
管制[管制]	guan3 zhi4	to control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations)	1
不适[不適]	bu4 shi4	unwell; indisposed; out of sorts	3
赈灾[賑災]	zhen4 zai1	disaster relief	1
亲力亲为[親力親為]	qin1 li4 qin1 wei2	to do sth oneself	1
稳定[穩定]	wen3 ding4	steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify	3
寸步不离[寸步不離]	cun4 bu4 bu4 li2	to follow sb closely (idiom); to keep close to	1
糊里糊涂[糊裡糊塗]	hu2 li5 hu2 tu2	confused; vague; indistinct; muddle-headed; mixed up; in a daze	1
老友[老友]	lao3 you3	old friend; sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep29/75 words - 27 min
女郎[女郎]	nu:3 lang2	young woman; maiden; girl; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	1
害臊[害臊]	hai4 sao4	to be bashful; to feel ashamed	1
诗经[詩經]	Shi1 jing1	Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]	1
君子[君子]	jun1 zi3	nobleman; person of noble character	5
棋[棋]	qi2	chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; CL:盤|盘[pan2]; chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]	11
崔[崔]	cui1	high mountain; precipitous	1
燥[燥]	zao4	dry; parched; impatient	1
燎原[燎原]	liao2 yuan2	to start a prairie fire	1
三天两头[三天兩頭]	san1 tian1 liang3 tou2	lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently	2
妨碍[妨礙]	fang2 ai4	to hinder; to obstruct	2
活动[活動]	huo2 dong4	to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	2
何止[何止]	he2 zhi3	far more than; not just	2
转世[轉世]	zhuan3 shi4	reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)	1
善人[善人]	shan4 ren2	philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer	1
检[檢]	jian3	to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint	1
坊间[坊間]	fang1 jian1	street stalls; bookshops; in the streets	2
闭关[閉關]	bi4 guan1	to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)	1
烛火[燭火]	zhu2 huo3	candle flame	2
哪门子[哪門子]	na3 men2 zi5	(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth	1
四起[四起]	si4 qi3	to spring up everywhere; from all around	4
天象[天象]	tian1 xiang4	meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)	2
传言[傳言]	chuan2 yan2	rumor; hearsay	6
火灾[火災]	huo3 zai1	fire (that burns buildings etc)	1
荒地[荒地]	huang1 di4	wasteland; uncultivated land	2
富户[富戶]	fu4 hu4	rich family; large landlord	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep29/100 words - 36 min
据[據]	ju4	according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy	2
耕种[耕種]	geng1 zhong4	to till; to cultivate	3
赊[賒]	she1	to buy or sell on credit; distant; long (time); to forgive	1
谷物[穀物]	gu3 wu4	cereal; grain	1
安好[安好]	an1 hao3	safe and sound; well	3
不和[不和]	bu4 he2	not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord	3
朝夕[朝夕]	zhao1 xi1	morning and night; all the time	2
鱼龙混杂[魚龍混雜]	yu2 long2 hun4 za2	lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk	3
作祟[作祟]	zuo4 sui4	haunted; to haunt; to cause mischief	1
无遗[無遺]	wu2 yi2	completely; fully; without omission	1
寻欢作乐[尋歡作樂]	xun2 huan1 zuo4 le4	pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation	2
惯坏[慣壞]	guan4 huai4	to spoil (a child)	1
东城[東城]	Dong1 cheng2	Dongcheng district of central Beijing	1
第五[第五]	di4 wu3	fifth	1
南北[南北]	nan2 bei3	north and south; north to south	1
毓[毓]	yu4	(archaic) to give birth to a child; to rear	1
寮[寮]	liao2	hut; shack; small window; variant of 僚[liao2]	1
悍妇[悍婦]	han4 fu4	violent woman; shrew	1
一应[一應]	yi1 ying1	all; every	1
发放[發放]	fa1 fang4	to provide; to give; to grant	1
俳[俳]	pai2	not serious; variety show	1
优[優]	you1	excellent; superior	1
起居[起居]	qi3 ju1	everyday life; regular pattern of life	1
情景[情景]	qing2 jing3	scene; spectacle; circumstances; situation	2
上达[上達]	shang4 da2	to reach the higher authorities	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep29/125 words - 42 min
不舍[不捨]	bu4 she3	reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of	1
昼夜[晝夜]	zhou4 ye4	day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop	1
沉湎[沉湎]	chen2 mian3	deeply immersed; fig. wallowing in; deeply engrossed in	1
书面[書面]	shu1 mian4	in writing; written	1
不满[不滿]	bu4 man3	resentful; discontented; dissatisfied	1
太常[太常]	tai4 chang2	Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]	1
童[童]	tong2	child	1
划掉[劃掉]	hua4 diao4	to cross out; to cross off	1
漫无目的[漫無目的]	man4 wu2 mu4 di4	aimless; at random	1
手滑[手滑]	shou3 hua2	to do sth by mistake (with one's hand); to make a slip of the hand (e.g. click the wrong button)	1
精[精]	jing1	essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)	1
疮[瘡]	chuang1	sore; skin ulcer	1
舒展[舒展]	shu1 zhan3	to roll out; to extend; to smooth out; to unfold	2
修身[修身]	xiu1 shen1	to cultivate one's moral character; (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging	1
坐好[坐好]	zuo4 hao3	to sit properly; to sit up straight	1
小心眼[小心眼]	xiao3 xin1 yan3	narrow-minded; petty	1
捶[搥]	chui2	variant of 捶[chui2]	2
赁[賃]	lin4	to rent	1
计较[計較]	ji4 jiao4	to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem	3
孙思邈[孫思邈]	Sun1 Si1 miao3	Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方[Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1]	5
惊讶[驚訝]	jing1 ya4	amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe	2
诊[診]	zhen3	to examine or treat medically	4
通融[通融]	tong1 rong2	flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan	1
叫做[叫做]	jiao4 zuo4	to be called; to be known as	2
名讳[名諱]	ming2 hui4	taboo name (e.g. of emperor)	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep29/127 words - 42 min
呼[呼]	hu1	to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale	2
不计其数[不計其數]	bu4 ji4 qi2 shu4	lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless; innumerable	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep30/25 words - 9 min
未经[未經]	wei4 jing1	not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)	1
所居[所居]	suo3 ju1	residence; dwelling; dwelling place	1
道观[道觀]	dao4 guan4	Daoist temple	4
嚣张[囂張]	xiao1 zhang1	rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive	2
道人[道人]	dao4 ren2	Taoist devotee (honorific)	1
无趣[無趣]	wu2 qu4	dull; vapid; colorless	1
灭火[滅火]	mie4 huo3	to extinguish a fire; firefighting	1
妨害[妨害]	fang2 hai4	to impair; damaging; harmful; a nuisance	2
劫难[劫難]	jie2 nan4	calamity	3
楞[楞]	leng4	variant of 愣[leng4]; to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank	1
统一[統一]	tong3 yi1	to unify; to unite; to integrate	1
藐视[藐視]	miao3 shi4	to despise; to look down on	2
大海捞针[大海撈針]	da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1	lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)	1
弄错[弄錯]	nong4 cuo4	to err; to get sth wrong; to miscalculate; to misunderstand	1
相互[相互]	xiang1 hu4	each other; mutual	3
赶走[趕走]	gan3 zou3	to drive out; to turn back	2
大骂[大罵]	da4 ma4	to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it; to bawl sb out	1
岂敢[豈敢]	qi3 gan3	how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise	1
打紧[打緊]	da3 jin3	important	2
矛头[矛頭]	mao2 tou2	spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism	1
指向[指向]	zhi3 xiang4	to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated	3
神色[神色]	shen2 se4	expression; look	3
一则[一則]	yi1 ze2	on the one hand	1
烛[燭]	zhu2	candle; (literary) to illuminate	1
所在[所在]	suo3 zai4	place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located	5
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep30/50 words - 12 min
妖言惑众[妖言惑眾]	yao1 yan2 huo4 zhong4	to mislead the public with rumors (idiom); to delude the people with lies	2
往往[往往]	wang3 wang3	usually; in many cases; more often than not	3
悠悠[悠悠]	you1 you1	lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of events); preposterous; pensive	1
吉日[吉日]	ji2 ri4	propitious day; lucky day	1
冠[冠]	guan1	hat; crown; crest; cap	2
兴[興]	xing1	to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)	2
兴[興]	xing4	feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement	2
祷[禱]	dao3	prayer; pray; supplication	1
收容[收容]	shou1 rong2	to provide a place to stay; to house; to accommodate; (of an institution etc) to take in; to accept	2
袍[袍]	pao2	gown (lined)	1
刮目相看[刮目相看]	gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4	to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)	2
游[游]	you2	to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2]	2
六合[六合]	liu4 he2	the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down); the whole country; the universe; everything under the sun	1
仪[儀]	yi2	apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony	3
观测[觀測]	guan1 ce4	to observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc)	1
所得[所得]	suo3 de2	what one acquires; one's gains	1
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying4	to correlate with; to correspond to	1
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying5	to look after; to take care of; to attend to	1
终日[終日]	zhong1 ri4	all day long	1
厮混[廝混]	si1 hun4	to hang out together with (derog.); to mix with	1
善后[善後]	shan4 hou4	to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations	2
俨然[儼然]	yan3 ran2	just like; solemn; dignified; neatly laid out	1
足见[足見]	zu2 jian4	it goes to show that; one can see	2
欣喜[欣喜]	xin1 xi3	happy	1
年幼[年幼]	nian2 you4	young; underage	1
历经[歷經]	li4 jing1	to experience; to go through	4
教训[教訓]	jiao4 xun5	lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb	5
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep30/75 words - 18 min
清醒[清醒]	qing1 xing3	clear-headed; sober; awake	5
卦[卦]	gua4	divinatory diagram; one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]	3
喻[喻]	yu4	to describe sth as; an analogy; a simile; a metaphor; an allegory	1
脏水[髒水]	zang1 shui3	dirty water; sewage	1
尽量[儘量]	jin3 liang4	as much as possible; to the greatest extent	2
以防万一[以防萬一]	yi3 fang2 wan4 yi1	to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities	1
浩荡[浩蕩]	hao4 dang4	vast and mighty (of river or ocean); broad and powerful	1
违反[違反]	wei2 fan3	to violate (a law)	1
冒风险[冒風險]	mao4 feng1 xian3	to take risks	1
忙碌[忙碌]	mang2 lu4	busy; bustling	1
神佛[神佛]	Shen2 Fo2	Gods and Buddhas	1
迷信[迷信]	mi2 xin4	superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)	1
锦囊[錦囊]	jin3 nang2	silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items; (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice)	2
黯淡[黯淡]	an4 dan4	variant of 暗淡[an4 dan4]	1
油[油]	you2	oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning	1
枯[枯]	ku1	dried up	2
棍[棍]	gun4	stick; rod; truncheon	1
有何贵干[有何貴幹]	you3 he2 gui4 gan4	What (noble errand) brings you here?; May I help you?; What can I do for you?	2
侍郎[侍郎]	shi4 lang2	ancient official title; assistant minister	8
上书[上書]	shang4 shu1	to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition	3
先来后到[先來後到]	xian1 lai2 hou4 dao4	in order of arrival; first come, first served	1
掉以轻心[掉以輕心]	diao4 yi3 qing1 xin1	treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard	3
蝉蜕[蟬蛻]	chan2 tui4	cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from	1
衣着[衣著]	yi1 zhuo2	clothes	1
光鲜[光鮮]	guang1 xian1	bright and neat	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep30/100 words - 23 min
鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟]	gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4	sneaky; secretive; furtive	1
祟[祟]	sui4	evil spirit	2
不怀好意[不懷好意]	bu4 huai2 hao3 yi4	to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions	1
道长[道長]	Dao4 Zhang3	Taoist priest; Daoist priest	1
修[修]	xiu1	to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)	3
清贫[清貧]	qing1 pin2	poor but upright; destitute	1
无暇[無暇]	wu2 xia2	too busy; to have no time for; fully occupied	2
顾及[顧及]	gu4 ji2	to take into consideration; to attend to	3
荐[薦]	jian4	to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat	2
绕弯子[繞彎子]	rao4 wan1 zi5	lit. to go on a long detour; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush	2
急流[急流]	ji2 liu2	torrent	1
途[途]	tu2	way; route; road	3
时至今日[時至今日]	shi2 zhi4 jin1 ri4	(idiom) up to the present; even now; now (in contrast with the past); at this late hour	1
续[續]	xu4	to continue; to replenish	1
施法[施法]	shi1 fa3	to implement the law; to perform sorcery	1
故去[故去]	gu4 qu4	to die; death	1
苦痛[苦痛]	ku3 tong4	pain; suffering	2
贫苦[貧苦]	pin2 ku3	poverty-stricken; poor	2
造化[造化]	zao4 hua4	good luck; Nature (as the mother of all things)	1
出世[出世]	chu1 shi4	to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs	1
红尘[紅塵]	hong2 chen2	the world of mortals (Buddhism); human society; worldly affairs	1
裹挟[裹挾]	guo3 xie2	to sweep along; to coerce	3
圣贤书[聖賢書]	sheng4 xian2 shu1	holy book	3
禄[祿]	lu4	good fortune; official salary	3
造福[造福]	zao4 fu2	to benefit (e.g. the people)	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep30/125 words - 27 min
盛世[盛世]	sheng4 shi4	a flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age	6
牛马[牛馬]	niu2 ma3	oxen and horses; beasts of burden; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	2
开创[開創]	kai1 chuang4	to initiate; to start; to found	2
辰[辰]	chen2	5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120°	1
白马寺[白馬寺]	Bai2 ma3 Si4	the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China	2
君王[君王]	jun1 wang2	sovereign king	1
游手好闲[遊手好閑]	you2 shou3 hao4 xian2	to idle about	1
走丢[走丟]	zou3 diu1	to wander off; to get lost	1
啰[囉]	luo5	(final exclamatory particle)	1
哩[哩]	li5	(modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])	1
啰嗦[囉嗦]	luo1 suo5	long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; also pr. [luo1 suo1]	3
规[規]	gui1	compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme	1
矩[矩]	ju3	carpenter's square; rule; regulation; pattern; to carve	2
残[殘]	can2	to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus	2
耗尽[耗盡]	hao4 jin4	to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain	2
心血[心血]	xin1 xue4	heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care	3
兴盛[興盛]	xing1 sheng4	to flourish; to thrive	5
饮水[飲水]	yin3 shui3	drinking water	1
鹿[鹿]	lu4	deer	1
獐[獐]	zhang1	river deer; roebuck	1
猎人[獵人]	lie4 ren2	hunter	1
天道[天道]	tian1 dao4	natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect)	3
自力更生[自力更生]	zi4 li4 geng1 sheng1	regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance	1
建立[建立]	jian4 li4	to establish; to set up; to found	1
家园[家園]	jia1 yuan2	home; homeland	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep30/150 words - 33 min
永无止境[永無止境]	yong3 wu2 zhi3 jing4	without end; never-ending	1
悟性[悟性]	wu4 xing4	perception; wits; power of understanding; comprehension	1
天生[天生]	tian1 sheng1	nature; disposition; innate; natural	1
其一[其一]	qi2 yi1	one of the given (options etc); the first; firstly	2
夺回[奪回]	duo2 hui2	to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back	1
直到现在[直到現在]	zhi2 dao4 xian4 zai4	even now; until now; right up to the present	1
失策[失策]	shi1 ce4	to blunder; to miscalculate; miscalculation; unwise (move)	1
了却[了卻]	liao3 que4	to resolve; to settle	2
防护[防護]	fang2 hu4	to defend; to protect	1
萧梁[蕭梁]	Xiao1 Liang2	Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)	1
围魏救赵[圍魏救趙]	wei2 Wei4 jiu4 Zhao4	lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom); fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers	1
不语[不語]	bu4 yu3	(literary) not to speak	1
死局[死局]	si3 ju2	hopeless situation; deadlock	1
领情[領情]	ling3 qing2	to feel grateful to sb; to appreciate the kindness	1
阴风[陰風]	yin1 feng1	chill wind; (fig.) evil wind	1
辛劳[辛勞]	xin1 lao2	laborious	1
博弈[博弈]	bo2 yi4	games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling; contest	1
贤内助[賢內助]	xian2 nei4 zhu4	(said of sb else's wife) a good wife	1
靖[靖]	jing4	quiet; peaceful; to make tranquil; to pacify	3
洗手[洗手]	xi3 shou3	to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet	1
焚香[焚香]	fen2 xiang1	to burn incense	1
膝盖[膝蓋]	xi1 gai4	knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)	1
苦日子[苦日子]	ku3 ri4 zi5	hard times	1
看不过去[看不過去]	kan4 bu5 guo4 qu5	cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer	1
面粉[麵粉]	mian4 fen3	flour	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep30/174 words - 42 min
传播[傳播]	chuan2 bo1	to disseminate; to propagate; to spread	4
无意[無意]	wu2 yi4	inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)	3
死心[死心]	si3 xin1	to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about	1
膳[膳]	shan4	meals	3
搓衣板[搓衣板]	cuo1 yi1 ban3	washboard	1
典礼[典禮]	dian3 li3	celebration; ceremony	1
惯常[慣常]	guan4 chang2	usual; customary	1
贪玩[貪玩]	tan1 wan2	to only want to have a good time; to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline	2
祭[祭]	ji4	to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield	2
试一试[試一試]	shi4 yi1 shi4	to have a try	1
合意[合意]	he2 yi4	to suit one's taste; suitable; congenial; by mutual agreement	3
胡乐[胡樂]	hu2 yue4	Hu music; central Asian music (e.g. as appreciated by Tang literati)	1
阁[閣]	ge2	pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf	2
妙处[妙處]	miao4 chu4	ideal place; suitable location; merit; advantage	1
测算[測算]	ce4 suan4	to take measurements and calculate	1
镇定[鎮定]	zhen4 ding4	calm; unperturbed; cool	1
露馅[露餡]	lou4 xian4	to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag	1
纵使[縱使]	zong4 shi3	even if; even though	1
同伙[同伙]	tong2 huo3	colleague; co-conspirator; accomplice	2
兄台[兄臺]	xiong1 tai2	brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)	1
应验[應驗]	ying4 yan4	to come true; to come about as predicted; to be fulfilled	5
起火[起火]	qi3 huo3	to catch fire; to cook; to get angry	2
抄小路[抄小路]	chao1 xiao3 lu4	to take the back roads; to take the side streets; to take the small paths	1
稻草人[稻草人]	dao4 cao3 ren2	scarecrow	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep31/25 words - 13 min
服毒[服毒]	fu2 du2	to take poison	1
不合时宜[不合時宜]	bu4 he2 shi2 yi2	untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times	1
火油[火油]	huo3 you2	(dialect) kerosene	1
蓄意[蓄意]	xu4 yi4	deliberate; premeditated; malice	1
纵火[縱火]	zong4 huo3	to set on fire; to commit arson	1
闯入[闖入]	chuang3 ru4	to intrude; to charge in; to gate-crash	2
四下[四下]	si4 xia4	everywhere	2
浓烟[濃煙]	nong2 yan1	thick smoke	1
真切[真切]	zhen1 qie4	vivid; distinct; clear; sincere; honest	3
道姑[道姑]	dao4 gu1	Daoist nun	1
边长[邊長]	bian1 chang2	length (of a side, geom.)	1
压住[壓住]	ya1 zhu4	to press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice)	1
排除[排除]	pai2 chu2	to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out	1
银两[銀兩]	yin2 liang3	silver currency; currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩|两	1
看病[看病]	kan4 bing4	to visit a doctor; to see a patient	2
宣扬[宣揚]	xuan1 yang2	to proclaim; to make public or well known	1
美心[美心]	Mei3 xin1	Maxine (name)	1
算不了[算不了]	suan4 bu4 liao3	does not count for anything; of no account	2
己方[己方]	ji3 fang1	our side; one's own (side etc)	1
夜深人静[夜深人靜]	ye4 shen1 ren2 jing4	in the dead of night (idiom)	1
迷路[迷路]	mi2 lu4	to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)	1
搜查[搜查]	sou1 cha2	to search	1
青山[青山]	qing1 shan1	green hills; (the good) life	1
捉[捉]	zhuo1	to clutch; to grab; to capture	2
升[升]	sheng1	to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep31/50 words - 21 min
清白[清白]	qing1 bai2	pure; innocent	5
上头[上頭]	shang4 tou5	above; on top of; on the surface of	2
遗留[遺留]	yi2 liu2	to leave behind; to hand down	1
场子[場子]	chang3 zi5	(coll.) gathering place; public venue	1
早饭[早飯]	zao3 fan4	breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	1
寄居[寄居]	ji4 ju1	to live away from home	1
硬来[硬來]	ying4 lai2	to use force	1
依旧[依舊]	yi1 jiu4	as before; still	1
深厚[深厚]	shen1 hou4	deep; profound	1
筏子[筏子]	fa2 zi5	raft	1
梗[梗]	geng3	branch; stem; stalk; CL:根[gen1]; to block; to hinder; (Tw) interesting, fresh, or amusing subject matter or scenario	1
一一[一一]	yi1 yi1	one by one; one after another	2
自找麻烦[自找麻煩]	zi4 zhao3 ma2 fan5	to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties	1
衙役[衙役]	ya2 yi4	bailiff of feudal yamen	1
获利[獲利]	huo4 li4	profit; to obtain benefits; benefits obtained	1
打开天窗说亮话[打開天窗說亮話]	da3 kai1 tian1 chuang1 shuo1 liang4 hua4	not to mince words; not to beat about the bush	1
撒谎[撒謊]	sa1 huang3	to tell lies	2
作证[作證]	zuo4 zheng4	to bear witness; to testify	2
从头到尾[從頭到尾]	cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3	from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing)	2
一部分[一部分]	yi1 bu4 fen5	portion; part of; subset	1
搅和[攪和]	jiao3 huo5	to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; to run around with (sb); to get involved with; to mix (with other people)	1
大抵[大抵]	da4 di3	generally speaking; by and large; for the most part	1
对弈[對弈]	dui4 yi4	to play go, chess etc	1
心静[心靜]	xin1 jing4	tranquil; calm	1
全神贯注[全神貫注]	quan2 shen2 guan4 zhu4	to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom); with rapt attention	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep31/75 words - 26 min
心神[心神]	xin1 shen2	mind; state of mind; attention; (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution	1
局[局]	ju2	office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc	6
古人[古人]	gu3 ren2	people from ancient times; the ancients; the late (i.e. person who has passed away)	1
老茧[老繭]	lao3 jian3	callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼	1
驭[馭]	yu4	variant of 御[yu4]; to drive; to manage; to control	1
规则[規則]	gui1 ze2	rule; regulation; rules and regulations	1
弈[弈]	yi4	ancient name for go (Chinese board game)	1
闯进[闖進]	chuang3 jin4	to burst in	1
过度[過度]	guo4 du4	excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue	1
感染[感染]	gan3 ran3	infection; to infect; to influence	5
遮住[遮住]	zhe1 zhu4	to cover (up); to block; to obstruct; to shade	1
头脸[頭臉]	tou2 lian3	head and face	1
性命攸关[性命攸關]	xing4 ming4 you1 guan1	vitally important; a matter of life and death	1
茶楼[茶樓]	cha2 lou2	tearoom; teahouse; dimsum restaurant (Hong Kong)	3
黄昏[黃昏]	huang2 hun1	dusk; evening; nightfall	2
人中[人中]	ren2 zhong1	philtrum; infranasal depression; the "human center" acupuncture point	1
人杰[人傑]	ren2 jie2	outstanding talent; wise and able person; illustrious individual	1
能人[能人]	neng2 ren2	capable person; Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid	1
搅[攪]	jiao3	to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir	2
熟知[熟知]	shu2 zhi1	to be well acquainted with	2
请君入瓮[請君入甕]	qing3 jun1 ru4 weng4	lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom); fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine	1
侄子[姪子]	zhi2 zi5	brother's son; nephew	1
周[周]	zhou1	to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially	2
落子[落子]	lao4 zi5	see 蓮花落|莲花落[lian2 hua1 lao4]	1
诡[詭]	gui3	sly; crafty; weird; bizarre; contradictory; inconsistent	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep31/100 words - 29 min
忌[忌]	ji4	to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth	3
犹[猶]	you2	as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet	1
贵胄[貴胄]	gui4 zhou4	descendants of feudal aristocrats	1
关联[關聯]	guan1 lian2	related; linked; affiliated	1
惧内[懼內]	ju4 nei4	henpecked	1
视作[視作]	shi4 zuo4	to regard as; to treat as	1
并肩[並肩]	bing4 jian1	alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast	3
觅[覓]	mi4	to seek; to find	1
女眷[女眷]	nu:3 juan4	the females in a family; womenfolk	5
意中人[意中人]	yi4 zhong1 ren2	sweetheart; one's true love; the person of one's thoughts	4
俊俏[俊俏]	jun4 qiao4	attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant	2
水灵[水靈]	shui3 ling2	(of fruit etc) fresh; (of a person etc) full of life; healthy-looking; (of eyes) moist and bright; lustrous	1
入眼[入眼]	ru4 yan3	to appear before one's eyes; pleasing to the eye; nice to look at	1
每时每刻[每時每刻]	mei3 shi2 mei3 ke4	at all times; at every moment	1
不离不弃[不離不棄]	bu4 li2 bu4 qi4	to stand by (sb) (idiom); steadfast loyalty	3
终老[終老]	zhong1 lao3	to spend one's last years	1
温婉[溫婉]	wen1 wan3	sweet-tempered; gentle	1
爱好[愛好]	ai4 hao4	to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
法门[法門]	fa3 men2	gate to enlightment (Buddhism); Buddhism; way; method; (old) south gate of a palace	1
榨[榨]	zha4	to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc	1
赖账[賴賬]	lai4 zhang4	to renege on a debt	7
难听[難聽]	nan2 ting1	unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful	2
不明不白[不明不白]	bu4 ming2 bu4 bai2	obscure; dubious; shady	1
少管闲事[少管閒事]	shao3 guan3 xian2 shi4	Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!	1
拜访[拜訪]	bai4 fang3	to pay a visit; to call on	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep31/125 words - 39 min
兴头[興頭]	xing4 tou5	keen interest; concentrated attention	1
依照[依照]	yi1 zhao4	according to; in light of	1
暗处[暗處]	an4 chu4	secret place	1
低估[低估]	di1 gu1	to underestimate; to underrate	3
劫匪[劫匪]	jie2 fei3	bandit; robber	1
牌[牌]	pai2	mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]	2
挟持[挾持]	xie2 chi2	to seize	2
不辞而别[不辭而別]	bu4 ci2 er2 bie2	to leave without saying good-bye	1
友人[友人]	you3 ren2	friend	1
责怪[責怪]	ze2 guai4	to blame; to rebuke	1
不敬[不敬]	bu4 jing4	disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior)	2
大侠[大俠]	da4 xia2	knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero	1
感激不尽[感激不盡]	gan3 ji1 bu4 jin4	can't thank sb enough (idiom)	1
堂姐[堂姐]	tang2 jie3	older female patrilineal cousin	9
乱成一团[亂成一團]	luan4 cheng2 yi1 tuan2	in a great mess; chaotic	1
金发碧眼[金髮碧眼]	jin1 fa4 bi4 yan3	fair-haired and blue-eyed; blonde; of Western appearance	1
舞[舞]	wu3	to dance; to wield; to brandish	2
姬[姬]	ji1	woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)	1
跳舞[跳舞]	tiao4 wu3	to dance	1
睡着[睡著]	shui4 zhao2	to fall asleep	3
手指头[手指頭]	shou3 zhi3 tou5	fingertip; finger	2
长进[長進]	zhang3 jin4	to make progress; progress	1
忝[忝]	tian3	to shame	1
羞愧[羞愧]	xiu1 kui4	ashamed	1
起码[起碼]	qi3 ma3	at the minimum; at the very least	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep31/134 words - 41 min
掳[擄]	lu3	to capture; to seize	2
亲戚[親戚]	qin1 qi5	a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	4
酿成[釀成]	niang4 cheng2	to form gradually; to lead to	1
壮士[壯士]	zhuang4 shi4	hero; fighter; brave strong guy; warrior (in armor)	2
宾至如归[賓至如歸]	bin1 zhi4 ru2 gui1	guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc); a home away from home	1
损伤[損傷]	sun3 shang1	to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability	1
教育[教育]	jiao4 yu4	to educate; to teach; education	2
爽快[爽快]	shuang3 kuai5	refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward	2
相扑[相撲]	xiang1 pu1	sumo wrestling; also pr. [xiang4 pu1]	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep32/25 words - 15 min
引出[引出]	yin3 chu1	to extract; to draw out	1
思想[思想]	si1 xiang3	thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
不在[不在]	bu4 zai4	not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased	1
提多[提多]	Ti2 duo1	Titus (1st century AD), Christian missionary, disciple of St. Paul	1
食言[食言]	shi2 yan2	lit. to eat one's words; to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege; unsworn testimony	3
两清[兩清]	liang3 qing1	loan settled (business term); business complete to the satisfaction of both parties	7
晚点[晚點]	wan3 dian3	(of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner	2
听凭[聽憑]	ting1 ping2	to allow (sb to do as he pleases)	1
耳光[耳光]	er3 guang1	a slap on the face; CL:記|记[ji4]	1
使命[使命]	shi3 ming4	mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling	4
屈辱[屈辱]	qu1 ru3	to humiliate; humiliating	2
住口[住口]	zhu4 kou3	shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking	7
壁[壁]	bi4	wall; rampart	1
外嫁[外嫁]	wai4 jia4	(of a woman) to marry a non-local or foreigner	2
乡[鄉]	xiang1	country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)	2
探亲[探親]	tan4 qin1	to go home to visit one's family	1
行善[行善]	xing2 shan4	to do good works; to be merciful	2
香火[香火]	xiang1 huo3	incense burning in front of a temple; burning joss sticks	1
棉[棉]	mian2	generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton	1
赖皮[賴皮]	lai4 pi2	shameless; (slang) rascal	1
讲理[講理]	jiang3 li3	to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable	2
变卦[變卦]	bian4 gua4	to change one's mind; to go back on one's word	2
小狗[小狗]	xiao3 gou3	pup; puppy	2
道别[道別]	dao4 bie2	leave-taking; to say goodbye	1
交割[交割]	jiao1 ge1	delivery (commerce)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep32/50 words - 24 min
中都[中都]	Zhong1 du1	Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing	1
辞[辭]	ci2	to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2]	1
跟屁虫[跟屁蟲]	gen1 pi4 chong2	lit. bum beetle; sb who tags along; shadow; sycophant	1
远走高飞[遠走高飛]	yuan3 zou3 gao1 fei1	to go far; to escape to faraway places	2
自投罗网[自投羅網]	zi4 tou2 luo2 wang3	to walk right into the trap	1
失陪[失陪]	shi1 pei2	goodbye (modest formula); Excuse me, I must leave.	1
谈何容易[談何容易]	tan2 he2 rong2 yi4	easier said than done (idiom)	1
把脉[把脈]	ba3 mai4	to feel the pulse; to take sb's pulse	1
不巧[不巧]	bu4 qiao3	too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it	1
天刚亮[天剛亮]	tian1 gang1 liang4	daybreak	1
出外[出外]	chu1 wai4	to go out; to leave for another place	1
沉[沉]	chen2	to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy	1
天灾人祸[天災人禍]	tian1 zai1 ren2 huo4	natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)	1
走水[走水]	zou3 shui3	to leak; to flow; to catch on fire	1
放火[放火]	fang4 huo3	to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance	1
公正[公正]	gong1 zheng4	just; fair; equitable	1
实际上[實際上]	shi2 ji4 shang4	in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice	1
叫花子[叫花子]	jiao4 hua1 zi5	beggar	1
阴曹地府[陰曹地府]	yin1 cao2 di4 fu3	netherworld; Kingdom of the Underworld; Hades	1
报到[報到]	bao4 dao4	to report for duty; to check in; to register	1
绑走[綁走]	bang3 zou3	to abduct; to kidnap	1
遇难[遇難]	yu4 nan4	to perish; to be killed	1
锒铛入狱[鋃鐺入獄]	lang2 dang1 ru4 yu4	lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom); fig. to be put behind bars; to get jailed	1
裁[裁]	cai2	to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment	1
个体[個體]	ge4 ti3	individual	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep32/75 words - 31 min
捕风捉影[捕風捉影]	bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3	lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence	1
心智[心智]	xin1 zhi4	wisdom	1
炫耀[炫耀]	xuan4 yao4	dazzling; to show off; to flaunt	1
传遍[傳遍]	chuan2 bian4	to spread widely	2
混乱[混亂]	hun4 luan4	confusion; chaos; disorder	1
双臂[雙臂]	shuang1 bi4	arms; both arms; two arms	1
不虚此行[不虛此行]	bu4 xu1 ci3 xing2	the trip has not been made in vain; the trip has been well worthwhile; it's been a worthwhile trip	1
胆量[膽量]	dan3 liang4	courage; boldness; guts	2
眉眼[眉眼]	mei2 yan3	brows and eyes; appearance; looks; countenance	1
悲[悲]	bei1	sad; sadness; sorrow; grief	1
记性[記性]	ji4 xing5	memory (ability to retain information)	2
为虎作伥[為虎作倀]	wei4 hu3 zuo4 chang1	to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil (idiom)	1
绝境[絕境]	jue2 jing4	desperate straits	1
血债[血債]	xue4 zhai4	debt of blood (after killing sb)	1
奉劝[奉勸]	feng4 quan4	may I offer a bit of advice	1
助纣为虐[助紂為虐]	zhu4 Zhou4 wei2 nu:e4	lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy	1
三思而后行[三思而後行]	san1 si1 er2 hou4 xing2	think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance	1
铸成大错[鑄成大錯]	zhu4 cheng2 da4 cuo4	to make a serious mistake (idiom)	1
觉悟[覺悟]	jue2 wu4	to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)	1
执迷[執迷]	zhi2 mi2	to be obsessive; to persist obstinately	1
最终[最終]	zui4 zhong1	final; ultimate	3
无需[無需]	wu2 xu1	needless	1
多言[多言]	duo1 yan2	wordy; talkative	3
老头[老頭]	lao3 tou2	old fellow; old man; father; husband	3
自作多情[自作多情]	zi4 zuo4 duo1 qing2	to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep32/89 words - 42 min
大有[大有]	da4 you3	there is much; (literary) abundance	2
切忌[切忌]	qie4 ji4	to avoid as taboo; to avoid by all means	1
骄傲[驕傲]	jiao1 ao4	pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth	1
自满[自滿]	zi4 man3	complacent; self-satisfied	1
献出[獻出]	xian4 chu1	to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself)	1
紧紧[緊緊]	jin3 jin3	closely; tightly	1
李卫公[李衛公]	Li3 Wei4 gong1	Li Wei Gong; Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4]	1
接过[接過]	jie1 guo4	to take (sth proffered)	1
西南[西南]	xi1 nan2	southwest	1
好意[好意]	hao3 yi4	good intention; kindness	1
假仁假义[假仁假義]	jia3 ren2 jia3 yi4	hypocrisy; pretended righteousness	1
高看[高看]	gao1 kan4	to attach importance to sth; to value	2
剿灭[剿滅]	jiao3 mie4	to eliminate (by armed force)	4
姓氏[姓氏]	xing4 shi4	family name	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep33/25 words - 9 min
弓箭手[弓箭手]	gong1 jian4 shou3	archer	1
所长[所長]	suo3 chang2	what one is good at	2
茅庐[茅廬]	mao2 lu2	thatched cottage	1
师兄[師兄]	shi1 xiong1	senior male fellow student or apprentice; son (older than oneself) of one's teacher	2
大驾[大駕]	da4 jia4	imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you	1
陪葬[陪葬]	pei2 zang4	to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)	4
上前[上前]	shang4 qian2	to advance; to step forward	2
归位[歸位]	gui1 wei4	to put sth back where it belongs; to return to the original position; to return to one's seat (in a classroom)	1
乌龟[烏龜]	wu1 gui1	tortoise; cuckold	1
缓和[緩和]	huan3 he2	to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild	1
偏要[偏要]	pian1 yao4	to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything	2
再生[再生]	zai4 sheng1	to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration	3
事端[事端]	shi4 duan1	disturbance; incident	2
芥[芥]	jie4	mustard	1
顾不上[顧不上]	gu4 bu5 shang4	cannot attend to or manage	1
细枝末节[細枝末節]	xi4 zhi1 mo4 jie2	minor details; trifles	1
遮[遮]	zhe1	to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal	1
信口雌黄[信口雌黃]	xin4 kou3 ci2 huang2	to speak off the cuff; to casually opine	1
挑起[挑起]	tiao3 qi3	to provoke; to stir up; to incite	3
神交[神交]	shen2 jiao1	soul brothers; friends in spirit who have never met; to commune with	2
凡事[凡事]	fan2 shi4	everything	1
打理[打理]	da3 li3	to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order	1
体谅[體諒]	ti3 liang4	to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate	1
古怪[古怪]	gu3 guai4	eccentric; grotesque; oddly; queer	2
行为[行為]	xing2 wei2	action; conduct; behavior; activity	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep33/50 words - 16 min
看不懂[看不懂]	kan4 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of what one is looking at	1
清剿[清剿]	qing1 jiao3	to suppress (insurgents); clean-up operation	2
翻脸不认人[翻臉不認人]	fan1 lian3 bu4 ren4 ren2	to fall out with sb and become hostile	1
除非[除非]	chu2 fei1	only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless	3
紫袍[紫袍]	zi3 pao2	purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position	1
黑白[黑白]	hei1 bai2	black and white; right and wrong; monochrome	1
残余[殘餘]	can2 yu2	remnant; relic; residue; vestige; surplus; to remain; to leave surplus	1
排查[排查]	pai2 cha2	to inspect; to run through a checklist; to take stock; to audit	3
饥饿[飢餓]	ji1 e4	hunger; starvation; famine	2
细作[細作]	xi4 zuo4	police spy; secret agent	5
恩赐[恩賜]	en1 ci4	favor; to give charity to sb out of pity	1
粥[粥]	zhou1	congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3]	2
妙计[妙計]	miao4 ji4	excellent plan; brilliant scheme	1
饿肚子[餓肚子]	e4 du4 zi5	to go hungry; to starve	1
进行[進行]	jin4 xing2	to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute	2
狗血淋头[狗血淋頭]	gou3 xue4 lin2 tou2	lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom); fig. torrent of abuse	1
眼花[眼花]	yan3 hua1	dimmed eyesight; blurred; vague and unclear vision	2
以往[以往]	yi3 wang3	in the past; formerly	1
严丝合缝[嚴絲合縫]	yan2 si1 he2 feng4	to fit tightly (idiom); to join seamlessly; to fit snugly	1
篇[篇]	pian1	sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article	1
妖女[妖女]	yao1 nu:3	beautiful woman	4
闲情[閒情]	xian2 qing2	leisurely frame of mind	2
逸致[逸緻]	yi4 zhi4	carefree; in the mood for enjoyment	1
牡丹[牡丹]	mu3 dan5	tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)	2
花丛[花叢]	hua1 cong2	cluster of flowers; inflorescence; flowering shrub	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep33/75 words - 26 min
人群[人群]	ren2 qun2	crowd	1
耀眼[耀眼]	yao4 yan3	to dazzle; dazzling	1
残害[殘害]	can2 hai4	to injure; to devastate; to slaughter	1
企图[企圖]	qi3 tu2	to attempt; to try; attempt; CL:種|种[zhong3]	2
农[農]	nong2	peasant; to farm; agriculture; diligent (old); government field official (old)	1
景[景]	jing3	bright; circumstance; scenery	1
贼心[賊心]	zei2 xin1	evil intentions	1
庸[庸]	yong1	ordinary; to use	1
气数[氣數]	qi4 shu5	fate; destiny; one's lot	2
煎[煎]	jian1	to pan fry; to sauté	4
无形[無形]	wu2 xing2	incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible	1
吉人天相[吉人天相]	ji2 ren2 tian1 xiang4	see 吉人自有天相[ji2 ren2 zi4 you3 tian1 xiang4]	1
让步[讓步]	rang4 bu4	to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive	2
保护伞[保護傘]	bao3 hu4 san3	protective umbrella; fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt)	1
查封[查封]	cha2 feng1	to sequester; to seize (assets); to seal up; to close down	1
撒泼[撒潑]	sa1 po1	to make an unreasonable scene	1
玩兴[玩興]	wan2 xing4	interest in dallying; in the mood for playing	1
贱人[賤人]	jian4 ren2	slut; cheap person	2
猪圈[豬圈]	zhu1 juan4	pigsty (lit. and fig.)	1
不务正业[不務正業]	bu4 wu4 zheng4 ye4	not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend to one's proper duties	1
玩乐[玩樂]	wan2 le4	to play around; to disport oneself	1
带坏[帶壞]	dai4 huai4	to lead astray	2
收敛[收斂]	shou1 lian3	to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge	2
打断[打斷]	da3 duan4	to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)	2
压根儿[壓根兒]	ya4 gen1 r5	erhua variant of 壓根|压根[ya4 gen1]	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep33/100 words - 43 min
往死里[往死裡]	wang3 si3 li3	(coll.) (to beat etc) to death	1
行脚[行腳]	xing2 jiao3	(of a monk) to travel; itinerant	2
小弟弟[小弟弟]	xiao3 di4 di5	little brother; little boy; (coll.) penis	3
巫[巫]	wu1	witch; wizard; shaman; also pr. [wu2]	7
嚷嚷[嚷嚷]	rang1 rang5	to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach	1
放羊[放羊]	fang4 yang2	to tend a flock of sheep; to let sheep out to pasture; fig. to throw off the reins; to leave sb alone; acting freely and irresponsibly	4
散心[散心]	san4 xin1	to drive away cares; to relieve boredom	1
五颜六色[五顏六色]	wu3 yan2 liu4 se4	multi-colored; every color under the sun	1
珍藏[珍藏]	zhen1 cang2	collection; to collect (valuables)	1
贬低[貶低]	bian3 di1	to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue	1
不值得[不值得]	bu4 zhi2 de5	unworthy	1
眼巴巴[眼巴巴]	yan3 ba1 ba1	waiting anxiously; impatient	1
借问[借問]	jie4 wen4	(honorific) May I ask?	2
行人[行人]	xing2 ren2	pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor	2
无尽[無盡]	wu2 jin4	endless; inexhaustible	1
同情[同情]	tong2 qing2	to sympathize with; sympathy	2
出击[出擊]	chu1 ji1	to sally; to attack	4
干将[幹將]	gan4 jiang4	capable person	2
万死不辞[萬死不辭]	wan4 si3 bu4 ci2	ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out	1
鼓动[鼓動]	gu3 dong4	to agitate; to arouse; to instigate; to encite	1
死无对证[死無對證]	si3 wu2 dui4 zheng4	the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales	1
说辞[說辭]	shuo1 ci2	excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments	1
洗脱[洗脫]	xi3 tuo1	to cleanse; to purge; to wash away	1
逐步[逐步]	zhu2 bu4	progressively; step by step	1
安插[安插]	an1 cha1	to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement (old)	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep34/25 words - 7 min
租[租]	zu1	to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax	1
劳役[勞役]	lao2 yi4	forced labor; corvée (labor required of a serf); animal labor	1
水利[水利]	shui3 li4	water conservancy; irrigation works	1
仓[倉]	cang1	barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)	1
以工代赈[以工代賑]	yi3 gong1 dai4 zhen4	to provide work to relieve poverty	1
水能[水能]	shui3 neng2	hydroelectric power	1
载[載]	zai4	to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously	1
舟[舟]	zhou1	boat	2
懈怠[懈怠]	xie4 dai4	slack; lazy; remiss	1
边患[邊患]	bian1 huan4	foreign invasion; disaster on border due to incursion	1
大漠[大漠]	da4 mo4	desert	83
的士[的士]	di1 shi4	taxi (loanword)	1
兄妹[兄妹]	xiong1 mei4	brother(s) and sister(s)	2
相称[相稱]	xiang1 chen4	to match; to suit; mutually compatible	1
出错[出錯]	chu1 cuo4	to make a mistake; error	1
小妹[小妹]	xiao3 mei4	little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)	1
姿[姿]	zi1	beauty; disposition; looks; appearance	2
署[署]	shu3	office; bureau; to sign; to arrange	1
老弟[老弟]	lao3 di4	(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal	6
神秘[神秘]	shen2 mi4	mysterious; mystery	2
秘[祕]	mi4	variant of 秘[mi4]	2
公安[公安]	gong1 an1	(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security	1
别来无恙[別來無恙]	bie2 lai2 wu2 yang4	(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met	1
之一[之一]	zhi1 yi1	one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)	1
辽阔[遼闊]	liao2 kuo4	vast; extensive	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep34/50 words - 14 min
水草[水草]	shui3 cao3	water plants; habitat with water source and grass	4
丰[豐]	feng1	abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great	2
茂[茂]	mao4	luxuriant; (chemistry) cyclopentadiene	2
牛羊[牛羊]	niu2 yang2	cattle and sheep; livestock	3
成群[成群]	cheng2 qun2	in groups; large numbers of; grouping	3
捐弃[捐棄]	juan1 qi4	to relinquish; to abandon	1
初心[初心]	chu1 xin1	(one's) original intention, aspiration etc; (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)	1
兵家[兵家]	bing1 jia1	military strategist in ancient China; military commander; soldier	3
技巧[技巧]	ji4 qiao3	skill; technique	2
心性[心性]	xin1 xing4	one's nature; temperament	1
无敌[無敵]	wu2 di2	unequalled; without rival; a paragon	3
母老虎[母老虎]	mu3 lao3 hu3	tigress; (fig.) fierce woman; vixen	1
气量[氣量]	qi4 liang4	(lit. quantity of spirit); moral character; degree of forbearance; broad-mindedness or otherwise; tolerance; magnanimity	1
病倒[病倒]	bing4 dao3	to fall ill; to be stricken with an illness	5
占卜[占卜]	zhan1 bu3	to divine	1
赤[赤]	chi4	red; scarlet; bare; naked	23
鲵[鯢]	ni2	Cryptobranchus japonicus; salamander	15
逃走[逃走]	tao2 zou3	to escape; to flee; to run away	4
性情[性情]	xing4 qing2	nature; temperament	1
立场[立場]	li4 chang3	position; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
活蹦乱跳[活蹦亂跳]	huo2 beng4 luan4 tiao4	to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively; healthy and active	1
严谨[嚴謹]	yan2 jin3	rigorous; strict; careful; cautious; compact; well-knit	1
多端[多端]	duo1 duan1	multifarious; multifold; many and varied; multiport; multistation; multiterminal	1
热水澡[熱水澡]	re4 shui3 zao3	hot bath or shower	1
用膳[用膳]	yong4 shan4	to dine	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep34/75 words - 24 min
膳食[膳食]	shan4 shi2	meal	2
欺骗[欺騙]	qi1 pian4	to deceive; to cheat	2
不能不[不能不]	bu4 neng2 bu4	have to; cannot but	1
人情味[人情味]	ren2 qing2 wei4	human warmth; friendliness; human touch	1
包围[包圍]	bao1 wei2	to surround; to encircle; to hem in	3
悄无声息[悄無聲息]	qiao3 wu2 sheng1 xi1	quietly; noiselessly	1
臭骂[臭罵]	chou4 ma4	tongue-lashing; to chew out; CL:頓|顿[dun4]	1
感化[感化]	gan3 hua4	corrective influence; to reform (a criminal); redemption (of a sinner); to influence (a malefactor to a better life); to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example	1
改观[改觀]	gai3 guan1	change of appearance; to revise one's point of view	2
权利[權利]	quan2 li4	power; right; privilege	1
惊醒[驚醒]	jing1 xing3	to rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start; to sleep lightly	1
邪魔[邪魔]	xie2 mo2	evil spirit	2
殃[殃]	yang1	calamity	2
长出[長出]	zhang3 chu1	to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)	2
斑块[斑塊]	ban1 kuai4	patch; spot; (medicine) plaque	2
没辙[沒轍]	mei2 zhe2	at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out	1
染病[染病]	ran3 bing4	to catch an illness; to get infected with a disease	6
撵走[攆走]	nian3 zou3	to drive out; to oust	1
疫病[疫病]	yi4 bing4	plague; a blight	1
驱邪[驅邪]	qu1 xie2	to drive out devils; exorcism	1
香料[香料]	xiang1 liao4	spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume	1
炉子[爐子]	lu2 zi5	stove; oven; furnace	1
快要[快要]	kuai4 yao4	almost; nearly; almost all	2
邪术[邪術]	xie2 shu4	sorcery	1
中邪[中邪]	zhong4 xie2	to be possessed; to be bewitched	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep34/100 words - 31 min
昏头[昏頭]	hun1 tou2	to lose one's head; to be out of one's mind; to be dazed	1
烧死[燒死]	shao1 si3	to burn to death	15
倒下[倒下]	dao3 xia4	to collapse; to topple over	3
主持[主持]	zhu3 chi2	to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor	4
公道[公道]	gong1 dao4	justice; fairness; public highway	8
永不[永不]	yong3 bu4	never; will never	1
自相残杀[自相殘殺]	zi4 xiang1 can2 sha1	to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife	1
残杀[殘殺]	can2 sha1	to massacre; to slaughter	1
吓坏[嚇壞]	xia4 huai4	to be terrified; to terrify sb	1
清晨[清晨]	qing1 chen2	early morning	1
昏倒[昏倒]	hun1 dao3	to faint	1
乱叫[亂叫]	luan4 jiao4	to inconsiderately shout	1
不治之症[不治之症]	bu4 zhi4 zhi1 zheng4	incurable disease	1
分别[分別]	fen1 bie2	to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually	3
由来[由來]	you2 lai2	origin	1
搭建[搭建]	da1 jian4	to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up	1
病患[病患]	bing4 huan4	illness; disease; patient; sufferer	1
救治[救治]	jiu4 zhi4	to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)	4
亲属[親屬]	qin1 shu3	kin; kindred; relatives	1
申请[申請]	shen1 qing3	to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fen4]	1
治好[治好]	zhi4 hao3	to cure	5
惯例[慣例]	guan4 li4	convention; usual practice	1
迁徙[遷徙]	qian1 xi3	to migrate; to move	1
暴风雪[暴風雪]	bao4 feng1 xue3	snowstorm; blizzard; CL:場|场[chang2]	3
同心协力[同心協力]	tong2 xin1 xie2 li4	to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep34/125 words - 40 min
外围[外圍]	wai4 wei2	surrounding	1
壮[壯]	zhuang4	to strengthen; strong; robust	3
妇女[婦女]	fu4 nu:3	woman	1
人事[人事]	ren2 shi4	personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life	1
源头[源頭]	yuan2 tou2	source; fountainhead	1
红斑[紅斑]	hong2 ban1	erythema (pathol.); rash in red patches	1
溃[潰]	kui4	to be dispersed; to break down; to fester; to ulcerate	1
斑[斑]	ban1	spot; colored patch; stripe; spotted; striped; variegated	1
罪魁祸首[罪魁禍首]	zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3	criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster	1
罪有应得[罪有應得]	zui4 you3 ying1 de2	guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement; the punishment fits the crime	1
不孝[不孝]	bu4 xiao4	unfilial	1
管束[管束]	guan3 shu4	to exercise control over; restriction; control	1
自找[自找]	zi4 zhao3	to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it; to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)	1
粗[粗]	cu1	coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude	1
陛[陛]	bi4	the steps to the throne	1
下降[下降]	xia4 jiang4	to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease	1
枉[枉]	wang3	to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain	2
瘟[瘟]	wen1	epidemic; pestilence; plague	10
无效[無效]	wu2 xiao4	not valid; ineffective; in vain	1
来势[來勢]	lai2 shi4	momentum of sth approaching	1
汹[洶]	xiong1	torrential rush; tumultuous	2
药方[藥方]	yao4 fang1	prescription	2
常见[常見]	chang2 jian4	commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently	1
一味[一味]	yi1 wei4	blindly; invariably	1
缺失[缺失]	que1 shi1	deficiency; shortcoming; hiatus	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep34/139 words - 42 min
紫草[紫草]	zi3 cao3	red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye; arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae)	69
替代[替代]	ti4 dai4	to substitute for; to replace; to supersede	1
佐[佐]	zuo3	to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany	1
替换[替換]	ti4 huan4	to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch	1
引子[引子]	yin3 zi5	introduction; primer; opening words	1
源于[源於]	yuan2 yu2	has its origins in	1
肆虐[肆虐]	si4 nu:e4	to wreak havoc; to devastate	1
饮食[飲食]	yin3 shi2	food and drink; diet	1
佩戴[佩戴]	pei4 dai4	to wear (as accessories)	1
汤药[湯藥]	tang1 yao4	tisane; decoction (Chinese medicine)	2
缓解[緩解]	huan3 jie3	to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)	1
仙[仙]	xian1	immortal	1
紫[紫]	zi3	purple; violet	2
写下[寫下]	xie3 xia4	to write down	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep35/25 words - 5 min
心结[心結]	xin1 jie2	a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor	1
筷[筷]	kuai4	chopstick	1
桌[桌]	zhuo1	table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc	4
珍馐美馔[珍饈美饌]	zhen1 xiu1 mei3 zhuan4	delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat	1
不免[不免]	bu4 mian3	inevitably	2
饱餐一顿[飽餐一頓]	bao3 can1 yi1 dun4	to eat one's fill; to be full	1
珍馐美味[珍饈美味]	zhen1 xiu1 mei3 wei4	delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat	1
适应[適應]	shi4 ying4	to adapt; to fit; to suit	1
苦况[苦況]	ku3 kuang4	wretched state; miserable plight	1
原先[原先]	yuan2 xian1	originally; original; former	1
痛哭[痛哭]	tong4 ku1	to cry bitterly	1
饥荒[饑荒]	ji1 huang1	crop failure; famine; debt; difficulty	1
皇族[皇族]	huang2 zu2	the imperial family; royal kin	1
蔬[蔬]	shu1	vegetables	1
享受[享受]	xiang3 shou4	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]	3
种种[種種]	zhong3 zhong3	all kinds of	4
企盼[企盼]	qi3 pan4	to expect; to look forward to; anxious for sth; to hope (to get sth)	1
教会[教會]	jiao4 hui4	Christian church	2
恩典[恩典]	en1 dian3	favor; grace	3
技艺[技藝]	ji4 yi4	skill; art	2
图案[圖案]	tu2 an4	design; pattern	1
偏远[偏遠]	pian1 yuan3	remote; far from civilization	1
缺少[缺少]	que1 shao3	lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack	1
根基[根基]	gen1 ji1	foundation	1
扬名[揚名]	yang2 ming2	to become famous; to become notorious	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep35/50 words - 13 min
怯生生[怯生生]	qie4 sheng1 sheng1	shy	1
大声[大聲]	da4 sheng1	loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly	1
引荐[引薦]	yin3 jian4	to recommend sb; to give a referral	1
口才[口才]	kou3 cai2	eloquence	1
自立自强[自立自強]	zi4 li4 zi4 qiang2	to strive for self-improvement	1
考察[考察]	kao3 cha2	to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation	3
农桑[農桑]	nong2 sang1	mulberry farming; to grow mulberry for sericulture	5
师生[師生]	shi1 sheng1	teachers and students	1
疑心[疑心]	yi2 xin1	suspicion; to suspect	1
抄[抄]	chao1	to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms	1
赴汤蹈火[赴湯蹈火]	fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3	to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty	1
大业[大業]	da4 ye4	great cause; great undertaking	3
不相干[不相干]	bu4 xiang1 gan1	to be irrelevant; to have nothing to do with	1
纾解[紓解]	shu1 jie3	to relieve; to ease (pressure); to alleviate; to remove; to get rid of	1
脱缰[脫韁]	tuo1 jiang1	to throw off the reins; runaway (horse); fig. out of control	1
野马[野馬]	ye3 ma3	feral horse; free-roaming horse; wild horse	2
评论[評論]	ping2 lun4	to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary; CL:篇[pian1]	2
医术[醫術]	yi1 shu4	medical expertise; art of healing	1
熬[熬]	ao2	to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure	3
头痛[頭痛]	tou2 tong4	to have a headache	1
病榻[病榻]	bing4 ta4	sickbed	1
翻阅[翻閱]	fan1 yue4	to thumb through; to flip through (a book)	1
医书[醫書]	yi1 shu1	medical book	1
古方[古方]	gu3 fang1	ancient prescription	1
躺下[躺下]	tang3 xia4	to lie down	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep35/75 words - 25 min
目[目]	mu4	eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title	1
以儆效尤[以儆效尤]	yi3 jing3 xiao4 you2	in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom); as a warning to others	2
彻底[徹底]	che4 di3	thorough; thoroughly; complete	3
臣服[臣服]	chen2 fu2	to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime); to serve	1
前功尽弃[前功盡棄]	qian2 gong1 jin4 qi4	to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain	2
忍辱负重[忍辱負重]	ren3 ru3 fu4 zhong4	to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence	2
等待[等待]	deng3 dai4	to wait; to wait for	3
分量[分量]	fen4 liang5	quantity; weight; measure	1
动容[動容]	dong4 rong2	to be emotionally moved	1
头疼[頭疼]	tou2 teng2	headache	3
方子[方子]	fang1 zi5	prescription (of medicine)	1
千金[千金]	qian1 jin1	thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter	2
印[印]	yin4	to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image	2
嚣张跋扈[囂張跋扈]	xiao1 zhang1 ba2 hu4	arrogant and despotic	1
告急[告急]	gao4 ji2	to be in a state of emergency; to report an emergency; to ask for emergency assistance	2
自生自灭[自生自滅]	zi4 sheng1 zi4 mie4	to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)	1
身子骨[身子骨]	shen1 zi5 gu3	posture; upright posture	1
举步维艰[舉步維艱]	ju3 bu4 wei2 jian1	to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)	1
矛盾[矛盾]	mao2 dun4	contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory	1
集中[集中]	ji2 zhong1	to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together	1
听从[聽從]	ting1 cong2	to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken	1
草药[草藥]	cao3 yao4	herbal medicine	3
成行[成行]	cheng2 xing2	to embark on a journey	1
各方[各方]	ge4 fang1	all parties (in a dispute etc); all sides; all directions	1
朗[朗]	lang3	clear; bright	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep35/100 words - 38 min
灾难[災難]	zai1 nan4	disaster; catastrophe	1
拭[拭]	shi4	to wipe	2
所属[所屬]	suo3 shu3	one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself); belonging to; affiliated; under one's command	1
当面[當面]	dang1 mian4	to sb's face; in sb's presence	5
勇敢[勇敢]	yong3 gan3	brave; courageous	10
绵薄[綿薄]	mian2 bo2	my humble effort; my meager contribution (humble)	2
重逢[重逢]	chong2 feng2	to meet again; to be reunited; reunion	1
分道扬镳[分道揚鑣]	fen1 dao4 yang2 biao1	lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom); fig. to part ways	1
同路人[同路人]	tong2 lu4 ren2	fellow traveler; comrade	1
肝[肝]	gan1	liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4]	1
计算[計算]	ji4 suan4	to count; to calculate; to compute; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
日程[日程]	ri4 cheng2	schedule; itinerary; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
相思病[相思病]	xiang1 si1 bing4	lovesickness	1
分批[分批]	fen1 pi1	to do sth in batches or groups	1
大多数[大多數]	da4 duo1 shu4	(great) majority	1
严格[嚴格]	yan2 ge2	strict; stringent; tight; rigorous	1
瓶[瓶]	ping2	bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids	3
罐[罐]	guan4	can; jar; pot	1
过年[過年]	guo4 nian2	to celebrate the Chinese New Year	1
驱赶[驅趕]	qu1 gan3	to drive (vehicle); to drive out; to chase away; to herd (people towards a gate)	4
瘟神[瘟神]	wen1 shen2	demon personifying pestilence	10
驱病[驅病]	qu1 bing4	wards off disease	1
邪[邪]	xie2	demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal	2
铺[舖]	pu4	variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]; store	1
征兵[徵兵]	zheng1 bing1	to levy troops; recruitment	6
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep35/125 words - 43 min
丁[丁]	ding1	fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fourth in order; letter "D" or Roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food)	4
商业[商業]	shang1 ye4	business; trade; commerce	1
杯子[杯子]	bei1 zi5	cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	1
赠与[贈與]	zeng4 yu3	variant of 贈予|赠予[zeng4 yu3]	2
药店[藥店]	yao4 dian4	pharmacy	1
购得[購得]	gou4 de2	to purchase; to acquire	1
办不到[辦不到]	ban4 bu5 dao4	impossible; can't be done; no can do; unable to accomplish	1
挨门挨户[挨門挨戶]	ai1 men2 ai1 hu4	see 挨家挨戶|挨家挨户[ai1 jia1 ai1 hu4]	1
搜集[搜集]	sou1 ji2	to gather; to collect	1
难度[難度]	nan2 du4	trouble; problem	1
空穴来风[空穴來風]	kong1 xue2 lai2 feng1	lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom); fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim)	1
腌臜[腌臢]	a1 za1	dirty; filthy; awkward; disgusting; nauseating; Taiwan pr. [ang1 zang1]	1
高价[高價]	gao1 jia4	high price	1
低调[低調]	di1 diao4	low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile	1
张扬[張揚]	zhang1 yang2	to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash	2
字据[字據]	zi4 ju4	written pledge; contract; IOU	1
说笑[說笑]	shuo1 xiao4	to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter	1
赊账[賒賬]	she1 zhang4	to buy or sell on credit; outstanding account; to have an outstanding account	1
两倍[兩倍]	liang3 bei4	twice as much; double the amount	1
三倍[三倍]	san1 bei4	triple	1
评理[評理]	ping2 li3	to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out	2
帕[帕]	pa4	to wrap; kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf; pascal (SI unit)	3
艺[藝]	yi4	skill; art	1
珍珠[珍珠]	zhen1 zhu1	pearl; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	10
诓[誆]	kuang1	to mislead; to swindle	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep35/127 words - 43 min
懂行[懂行]	dong3 hang2	to know the ropes	1
烦劳[煩勞]	fan2 lao2	to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); vexation; inconvenience	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep36/25 words - 14 min
质地[質地]	zhi4 di4	texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition	1
低劣[低劣]	di1 lie4	inferior quality; substandard; low-grade	1
言谈[言談]	yan2 tan2	discourse; words; utterance; what one says; manner of speech	1
举止[舉止]	ju3 zhi3	bearing; manner; mien	1
有别[有別]	you3 bie2	different; distinct; unequal; variable	1
黑市[黑市]	hei1 shi4	black market	1
存货[存貨]	cun2 huo4	stock; inventory (of material)	1
一个个[一個個]	yi1 ge4 ge4	each and every one	1
厨房[廚房]	chu2 fang2	kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]	2
查出[查出]	cha2 chu1	to find out; to discover	1
源[源]	yuan2	root; source; origin	1
茅厕[茅廁]	mao2 si5	(dialect) latrine	2
冤家路窄[冤家路窄]	yuan1 jia1 lu4 zhai3	lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions	1
旅舍[旅舍]	lu:3 she4	inn; small hotel; hostel	1
逮[逮]	dai4	(literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until	1
满口[滿口]	man3 kou3	a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc); (to agree etc) unreservedly	1
来历不明[來歷不明]	lai2 li4 bu4 ming2	of unknown origin	1
颇为[頗為]	po1 wei2	rather; quite	1
灵活[靈活]	ling2 huo2	flexible; nimble; agile	1
富裕[富裕]	fu4 yu4	prosperous; well-to-do; well-off	1
铁蹄[鐵蹄]	tie3 ti2	iron hoof (of the oppressor)	1
报应[報應]	bao4 ying4	retribution; judgment	1
离家出走[離家出走]	li2 jia1 chu1 zou3	to leave home (to live somewhere else)	1
惹麻烦[惹麻煩]	re3 ma2 fan5	to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome	1
市面上[市面上]	shi4 mian4 shang4	on the market	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep36/50 words - 24 min
每年[每年]	mei3 nian2	every year; each year; yearly	2
驱瘟[驅瘟]	qu1 wen1	to expel pestilences	26
回事[回事]	hui2 shi4	(old) to report to one's master	1
台子[臺子]	tai2 zi5	platform; stand	1
载歌载舞[載歌載舞]	zai4 ge1 zai4 wu3	singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations	1
表演[表演]	biao3 yan3	play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3]	1
禀告[稟告]	bing3 gao4	to report (to one's superior)	2
妙手[妙手]	miao4 shou3	miraculous hands of a healer; highly skilled person; brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋	1
期[期]	qi1	a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]	3
按时[按時]	an4 shi2	on time; before deadline; on schedule	2
看戏[看戲]	kan4 xi4	to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)	1
雕虫小技[雕蟲小技]	diao1 chong2 xiao3 ji4	insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment	1
阴招[陰招]	yin1 zhao1	dirty trick	1
备查[備查]	bei4 cha2	for future reference	1
小民[小民]	xiao3 min2	ordinary people; commoner; civilian	1
正值[正值]	zheng4 zhi2	just at the time of; honest; upright; (math.) positive value	2
见机行事[見機行事]	jian4 ji1 xing2 shi4	see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances; to play it by ear; to use one's discretion	2
变数[變數]	bian4 shu4	variable (math.)	1
胜算[勝算]	sheng4 suan4	odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success	1
葛[葛]	ge2	kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth	2
失礼[失禮]	shi1 li3	lacking in manners	2
行礼[行禮]	xing2 li3	to salute; to make one's salutations	2
卸[卸]	xie4	to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of	2
装扮[裝扮]	zhuang1 ban4	to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself	1
直视[直視]	zhi2 shi4	to look straight at	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep36/75 words - 28 min
容颜[容顏]	rong2 yan2	mien; complexion	1
大叔[大叔]	da4 shu1	eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)	1
输不起[輸不起]	shu1 bu4 qi3	to take defeat with bad grace; to be a sore loser; cannot afford to lose	2
羞[羞]	xiu1	shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]; delicacies	2
千方百计[千方百計]	qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4	lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means	1
盗取[盜取]	dao4 qu3	to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account); to misappropriate	2
外乡人[外鄉人]	wai4 xiang1 ren2	a stranger; out-of-towner	1
三令五申[三令五申]	san1 ling4 wu3 shen1	to order again and again (idiom)	1
受制[受制]	shou4 zhi4	controlled (by sb); to suffer under a yoke	2
贩卖[販賣]	fan4 mai4	to sell; to peddle; to traffic	1
弄到手[弄到手]	nong4 dao4 shou3	to get in hand; to get (one's) hands on; to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire)	1
买主[買主]	mai3 zhu3	customer	1
翻倍[翻倍]	fan1 bei4	to double	1
一本万利[一本萬利]	yi1 ben3 wan4 li4	small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out	1
不知死活[不知死活]	bu4 zhi1 si3 huo2	to act recklessly (idiom)	1
放出[放出]	fang4 chu1	to let off; to give out	1
急忙[急忙]	ji2 mang2	hastily	1
九天[九天]	jiu3 tian1	the Ninth Heaven; the highest of the heavens	1
邻居[鄰居]	lin2 ju1	neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
祖居[祖居]	zu3 ju1	former residence; one's original home	3
占领[佔領]	zhan4 ling3	to occupy (a territory); to hold	1
隐约[隱約]	yin3 yue1	vague; faint; indistinct	1
耻[恥]	chi3	shame; disgrace	2
任人[任人]	ren4 ren2	to appoint (sb to a post)	1
差遣[差遣]	chai1 qian3	to send (on errand)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep36/100 words - 38 min
发病[發病]	fa1 bing4	onset; outbreak (of a disease)	1
变化多端[變化多端]	bian4 hua4 duo1 duan1	changeable; changing; varied; full of changes	1
偶尔[偶爾]	ou3 er3	occasionally; once in a while; sometimes	1
体内[體內]	ti3 nei4	within the body; in vivo (vs in vitro); internal to	2
交困[交困]	jiao1 kun4	beset with difficulties	1
风华绝代[風華絕代]	feng1 hua2 jue2 dai4	magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent	1
禁令[禁令]	jin4 ling4	prohibition; ban	1
忌惮[忌憚]	ji4 dan4	to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear	5
步兵[步兵]	bu4 bing1	infantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier	2
加紧[加緊]	jia1 jin3	to intensify; to speed up; to step up	1
练习[練習]	lian4 xi2	to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
炷[炷]	zhu4	wick of an oil lamp; to burn (incense etc); classifier for lit incense sticks	1
有请[有請]	you3 qing3	to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech)	3
伽[伽]	jia1	traditionally used as phonetic for ga; also pr. [ga1]; also pr. [qie2]	15
午后[午後]	wu3 hou4	afternoon	1
斯文[斯文]	si1 wen2	refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle	1
横行[橫行]	heng2 xing2	to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck	1
伙同[伙同]	huo3 tong2	to collude; in collusion with	1
偷运[偷運]	tou1 yun4	to smuggle	2
禁绝[禁絕]	jin4 jue2	to totally prohibit; to put an end to	1
戈[戈]	ge1	dagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4]; (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]	2
前日[前日]	qian2 ri4	day before yesterday	1
任性[任性]	ren4 xing4	willful; headstrong; unruly	1
唆[唆]	suo1	to suck; to incite	2
节外生枝[節外生枝]	jie2 wai4 sheng1 zhi1	a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep36/114 words - 42 min
加码[加碼]	jia1 ma3	to ratchet up; to raise (expectations etc); to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc); to up the ante; (computing) to encode	1
太阳[太陽]	tai4 yang5	sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]	3
西边[西邊]	xi1 bian1	west; west side; western part; to the west of	2
征召[徵召]	zheng1 zhao4	to enlist; to draft; to conscript; to appoint to an official position	2
襄城[襄城]	Xiang1 cheng2	Xiangcheng county in Xuchang city 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 shi4], Henan; Xiangcheng district of Xiangfan city 襄樊市[Xiang1 fan2 shi4], Hubei	5
编入[編入]	bian1 ru4	to include (in a list etc); to assign (to a class, a work unit etc)	1
强征[強徵]	qiang3 zheng1	to press into service; to impress; to commandeer	1
邀请[邀請]	yao1 qing3	to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
妻子[妻子]	qi1 zi5	wife; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
白跑一趟[白跑一趟]	bai2 pao3 yi1 tang4	to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase	1
活泼[活潑]	huo2 po5	lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive	1
渠道[渠道]	qu2 dao4	irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; means	2
抛弃[拋棄]	pao1 qi4	to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)	3
联盟[聯盟]	lian2 meng2	alliance; union; coalition	16
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep37/25 words - 11 min
不动声色[不動聲色]	bu4 dong4 sheng1 se4	not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid	1
指手画脚[指手畫腳]	zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3	to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily	1
躲开[躲開]	duo3 kai1	to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)	2
落得[落得]	luo4 de5	ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total	1
死路一条[死路一條]	si3 lu4 yi1 tiao2	(idiom) dead end; road to ruin	1
反抗[反抗]	fan3 kang4	to resist; to rebel	5
说动[說動]	shuo1 dong4	to persuade	2
事不宜迟[事不宜遲]	shi4 bu4 yi2 chi2	the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose	1
内斗[內鬥]	nei4 dou4	internal strife; power struggle; (of members of an organization) to fight each other	1
惧怕[懼怕]	ju4 pa4	to be afraid	6
摒弃[摒棄]	bing4 qi4	to abandon; to discard; to spurn; to forsake	2
旧怨[舊怨]	jiu4 yuan4	old grievance; former complaint	1
来日[來日]	lai2 ri4	future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days	1
定数[定數]	ding4 shu4	constant (math.); quota; fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus); fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck); destiny	1
战无不胜[戰無不勝]	zhan4 wu2 bu4 sheng4	to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible; to succeed in every undertaking	2
攻克[攻克]	gong1 ke4	to capture; to take; to overcome; to solve	1
到家[到家]	dao4 jia1	perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree	1
视而不见[視而不見]	shi4 er2 bu4 jian4	to turn a blind eye to; to ignore	1
盟友[盟友]	meng2 you3	ally	5
专程[專程]	zhuan1 cheng2	specifically; specially (for that purpose)	1
联手[聯手]	lian2 shou3	lit. to join hands; to act together	2
派上用场[派上用場]	pai4 shang4 yong4 chang3	to put to good use; to come in handy	1
身才[身才]	shen1 cai2	stature; build (height and weight); figure	1
心腹之患[心腹之患]	xin1 fu4 zhi1 huan4	lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within	1
杀死[殺死]	sha1 si3	to kill	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep37/50 words - 29 min
乳臭未干[乳臭未乾]	ru3 xiu4 wei4 gan1	smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears	1
部族[部族]	bu4 zu2	tribe; tribal	6
发号施令[發號施令]	fa1 hao4 shi1 ling4	to boss people around (idiom)	1
看清[看清]	kan4 qing1	to see clearly	1
魔鬼[魔鬼]	mo2 gui3	devil	1
吸入[吸入]	xi1 ru4	to breathe in; to suck in; to inhale	1
不好受[不好受]	bu4 hao3 shou4	unpleasant; hard to take	1
灌[灌]	guan4	to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)	1
降温[降溫]	jiang4 wen1	to become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling; (of interest, activity etc) to decline	1
坚持下去[堅持下去]	jian1 chi2 xia4 qu4	to press on	2
营长[營長]	ying2 zhang3	battalion commander	1
生火[生火]	sheng1 huo3	to make a fire; to light a fire	1
警戒[警戒]	jing3 jie4	to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel	1
裂[裂]	lie4	to split; to crack; to break open; to rend	1
路边[路邊]	lu4 bian1	curb; roadside; wayside	2
勉为其难[勉為其難]	mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2	to tackle a difficult job (idiom); to do sth reluctantly	1
垫[墊]	dian4	pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)	1
草垫[草墊]	cao3 dian4	straw mattress	1
颠[顛]	dian1	top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards; inverted; to jolt	1
日出[日出]	ri4 chu1	sunrise	1
不争气[不爭氣]	bu4 zheng1 qi4	to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations	1
口是心非[口是心非]	kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1	duplicity; hypocrisy (idiom)	2
嘴硬心软[嘴硬心軟]	zui3 ying4 xin1 ruan3	see 刀子嘴，豆腐心[dao1 zi5 zui3 , dou4 fu5 xin1]	1
失神[失神]	shi1 shen2	absent-minded; to lose spirit; despondent	1
说不出[說不出]	shuo1 bu5 chu1	unable to say	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep37/75 words - 42 min
诏令[詔令]	zhao4 ling4	imperial order	1
妇道人家[婦道人家]	fu4 dao5 ren2 jia5	woman (derog.)	2
阅览[閱覽]	yue4 lan3	to read	1
求救[求救]	qiu2 jiu4	to cry for help	1
邀功[邀功]	yao1 gong1	to take the credit for sb's achievement	1
遇袭[遇襲]	yu4 xi2	to suffer attack; to be ambushed	2
漠[漠]	mo4	desert; unconcerned	14
好喝[好喝]	hao3 he1	tasty (drinks)	2
绷带[繃帶]	beng1 dai4	bandage (loanword)	1
喘[喘]	chuan3	to gasp; to pant; asthma	2
征讨[征討]	zheng1 tao3	to go on a punitive expedition	1
义气[義氣]	yi4 qi4	spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5]	3
风平浪静[風平浪靜]	feng1 ping2 lang4 jing4	lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea)	1
内忧外患[內憂外患]	nei4 you1 wai4 huan4	internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad	1
外患[外患]	wai4 huan4	foreign aggression	1
闹翻天[鬧翻天]	nao4 fan1 tian1	to create a big disturbance	1
病重[病重]	bing4 zhong4	seriously ill	7
摄[攝]	she4	to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to act for; to take a photo; photo shoot; photo; to conserve (one's health)	1
尾部[尾部]	wei3 bu4	back part; rear or tail section	1
到达[到達]	dao4 da2	to reach; to arrive	1
约摸[約摸]	yue1 mo5	about; around; approximately; also written 約莫|约莫	1
调配[調配]	diao4 pei4	to allocate; to deploy	1
调配[調配]	tiao2 pei4	to blend (colors, herbs); to mix	1
组建[組建]	zu3 jian4	to organize; to set up; to establish	1
磨合[磨合]	mo2 he2	to break in; to wear in	1
爆发[爆發]	bao4 fa1	to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep37/79 words - 43 min
成败[成敗]	cheng2 bai4	success or failure	1
取决[取決]	qu3 jue2	to depend upon; to hinge upon	1
一盘散沙[一盤散沙]	yi1 pan2 san3 sha1	lit. like a sheet of loose sand; fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)	1
大旗[大旗]	da4 qi2	banner	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep38/25 words - 13 min
问好[問好]	wen4 hao3	to say hello to; to send one's regards to	1
莽撞[莽撞]	mang3 zhuang4	rude and impetuous	2
厚此薄彼[厚此薄彼]	hou4 ci3 bo2 bi3	to favour one and discriminate against the other	1
大一[大一]	da4 yi1	first-year university student	1
子夜[子夜]	zi3 ye4	midnight	1
坡[坡]	po1	slope; CL:個|个[ge4]; sloping; slanted	1
已知[已知]	yi3 zhi1	known (to science)	1
不见不散[不見不散]	bu4 jian4 bu4 san4	lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom); fig. Be sure to wait!; See you there!	1
传情[傳情]	chuan2 qing2	to pass on amorous feelings; to send one's love to sb	1
相通[相通]	xiang1 tong1	interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating	3
晚会[晚會]	wan3 hui4	evening party; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
交还[交還]	jiao1 huan2	to return sth; to hand back	1
盒子[盒子]	he2 zi5	box; case	2
矫情[矯情]	jiao3 qing2	affected; unnatural; pretentious	1
香粉[香粉]	xiang1 fen3	face powder; talcum powder	1
品味[品味]	pin3 wei4	to sample; to taste; to appreciate; one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste	1
下回[下回]	xia4 hui2	next chapter; next time	1
揣度[揣度]	chuai3 duo2	to estimate; to surmise; to appraise	1
大于[大於]	da4 yu2	greater than; bigger than; more than, >	1
养育[養育]	yang3 yu4	to rear; to bring up; to nurture	3
对准[對準]	dui4 zhun3	to aim at; to target; to point at; to be directed at; registration; alignment (mechanical engineering)	1
角度[角度]	jiao3 du4	angle; point of view	1
心理[心理]	xin1 li3	mental; psychological	3
负担[負擔]	fu4 dan1	burden; to bear a burden	1
蝼蚁[螻蟻]	lou2 yi3	lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep38/50 words - 17 min
献宝[獻寶]	xian4 bao3	to present a treasure; to offer a valuable piece of advice; to show off what one treasures	1
信用[信用]	xin4 yong4	to trust; credit (commerce); trustworthiness; creditworthiness	1
会战[會戰]	hui4 zhan4	decisive battle; (fig.) campaign	3
万人[萬人]	wan4 ren2	ten thousand people; all the people; everyman	1
趁热打铁[趁熱打鐵]	chen4 re4 da3 tie3	to strike while the iron is hot	1
意下如何[意下如何]	yi4 xia4 ru2 he2	how about it?; what do you think?	2
高见[高見]	gao1 jian4	wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific)	1
备战[備戰]	bei4 zhan4	prepared against war; to prepare for war; warmongering	1
养精蓄锐[養精蓄銳]	yang3 jing1 xu4 rui4	to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push	1
精神[精神]	jing1 shen2	spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
松懈[鬆懈]	song1 xie4	to relax; to relax efforts; to slack off; to take it easy; complacent; undisciplined	1
措手不及[措手不及]	cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2	no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared	1
养病[養病]	yang3 bing4	to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness	1
探病[探病]	tan4 bing4	to visit a sick person or patient	1
取消[取消]	qu3 xiao1	to cancel; cancellation	1
一时间[一時間]	yi1 shi2 jian1	for a moment; momentarily	1
亲情[親情]	qin1 qing2	affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children	1
可贵[可貴]	ke3 gui4	to be treasured; praiseworthy	1
建树[建樹]	jian4 shu4	to make a contribution; to establish; to found; contribution	1
话柄[話柄]	hua4 bing3	a pretext for gossip; a matter for derision	1
急需[急需]	ji2 xu1	to urgently need; urgent need	1
战役[戰役]	zhan4 yi4	military campaign	1
小不忍则乱大谋[小不忍則亂大謀]	xiao3 bu4 ren3 ze2 luan4 da4 mou2	(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience	1
保存[保存]	bao3 cun2	to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing)	1
支撑[支撐]	zhi1 cheng1	to prop up; to support; strut; brace	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep38/75 words - 28 min
大印[大印]	da4 yin4	stamp; official seal	4
掌管[掌管]	zhang3 guan3	in charge of; to control	3
辖[轄]	xia2	to govern; to control; having jurisdiction over; linchpin of a wheel (archaic); noise of a barrow	1
忍气吞声[忍氣吞聲]	ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1	to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it	1
操劳[操勞]	cao1 lao2	to work hard; to look after	2
两头[兩頭]	liang3 tou2	both ends; both parties to a deal	1
夹击[夾擊]	jia1 ji1	pincer attack; attack from two or more sides; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks	3
夕阳[夕陽]	xi1 yang2	sunset; the setting sun	1
煞风景[煞風景]	sha1 feng1 jing3	to be an eyesore; (fig.) to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket	1
假死[假死]	jia3 si3	suspended animation; feigned death; to play dead	6
引入[引入]	yin3 ru4	to draw into; to pull into; to introduce	1
前后[前後]	qian2 hou4	around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear	2
招架[招架]	zhao1 jia4	to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own; to receive guests	1
战地[戰地]	zhan4 di4	battlefield	2
退出[退出]	tui4 chu1	to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)	1
周密[周密]	zhou1 mi4	careful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable	1
小觑[小覷]	xiao3 qu4	to despise; to have contempt for	1
盾[盾]	dun4	shield; (currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)	2
冲出[衝出]	chong1 chu1	to rush out	1
永生[永生]	yong3 sheng1	to live forever; eternal life; all one's life	1
难忘[難忘]	nan2 wang4	unforgettable	1
本性[本性]	ben3 xing4	natural instincts; nature; inherent quality	1
别无选择[別無選擇]	bie2 wu2 xuan3 ze2	to have no other choice	1
解脱[解脫]	jie3 tuo1	to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries	3
忘掉[忘掉]	wang4 diao4	to forget	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep38/91 words - 40 min
全新[全新]	quan2 xin1	all new; completely new	1
头盔[頭盔]	tou2 kui1	helmet	2
物证[物證]	wu4 zheng4	material evidence	3
形影不离[形影不離]	xing2 ying3 bu4 li2	inseparable (as form and shadow)	2
识破[識破]	shi2 po4	to penetrate; to see through	1
私欲[私欲]	si1 yu4	selfish desire	2
自荐[自薦]	zi4 jian4	to recommend oneself (for a job)	1
雷霆[雷霆]	lei2 ting2	sound of thunder	3
拆除[拆除]	chai1 chu2	to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove	1
算盘[算盤]	suan4 pan2	abacus; CL:把[ba3]; plan; scheme	2
剐[剮]	gua3	cut off the flesh as punishment	3
受不了[受不了]	shou4 bu4 liao3	unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand	1
加重[加重]	jia1 zhong4	to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious; to aggravate (a bad situation); to increase (a burden, punishment etc)	1
阴阳[陰陽]	yin1 yang2	yin and yang	1
隐情[隱情]	yin3 qing2	sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided	2
鬼迷心窍[鬼迷心竅]	gui3 mi2 xin1 qiao4	to be obsessed; to be possessed	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep39/25 words - 19 min
加大[加大]	jia1 da4	to increase (e.g. one's effort)	1
用量[用量]	yong4 liang4	quantity used; usage; consumption; dose	1
玩伴[玩伴]	wan2 ban4	playmate	3
棋子[棋子]	qi2 zi3	chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]	2
生还者[生還者]	sheng1 huan2 zhe3	survivor	1
风浪[風浪]	feng1 lang4	wind and waves; stormy sea	1
痒痒[癢癢]	yang3 yang5	to itch; to tickle	1
肆意[肆意]	si4 yi4	wantonly; recklessly; willfully	1
揣测[揣測]	chuai3 ce4	to guess; to conjecture	1
心机[心機]	xin1 ji1	thinking; scheme	1
脱不了身[脫不了身]	tuo1 bu4 liao3 shen1	busy and unable to get away	1
自杀[自殺]	zi4 sha1	to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide	1
全身[全身]	quan2 shen1	whole body; em (typography)	1
十倍[十倍]	shi2 bei4	tenfold; ten times (sth)	1
奉还[奉還]	feng4 huan2	to return with thanks; to give back (honorific)	1
迹[跡]	ji4	footprint; mark; trace; vestige; sign; indication; Taiwan pr. [ji1]	1
悲痛[悲痛]	bei1 tong4	grieved; sorrowful	1
缜密[縝密]	zhen3 mi4	meticulous; careful; deliberate; delicate; fine (texture)	2
不速之客[不速之客]	bu4 su4 zhi1 ke4	uninvited or unexpected guest	1
灰暗[灰暗]	hui1 an4	dull gray; drab; murky	2
抛下[拋下]	pao1 xia4	to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down	3
发展[發展]	fa1 zhan3	development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand	1
箱[箱]	xiang1	box; trunk; chest	1
硬汉[硬漢]	ying4 han4	man of steel; unyielding, tough guy	1
留恋[留戀]	liu2 lian4	reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep39/50 words - 28 min
放逐[放逐]	fang4 zhu2	to banish; to deport; to send into exile; to be marooned	1
惮[憚]	dan4	dread; fear; dislike	1
厌弃[厭棄]	yan4 qi4	to spurn; to reject	1
舍弃[捨棄]	she3 qi4	to give up; to abandon; to abort	1
叛离[叛離]	pan4 li2	to betray; to desert; to defect from; to turn renegade	1
如意算盘[如意算盤]	ru2 yi4 suan4 pan2	counting one's chickens before they are hatched	1
落空[落空]	luo4 kong1	to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing	1
善罢甘休[善罷甘休]	shan4 ba4 gan1 xiu1	to leave the matter at that; to be prepared to let go; to be willing to take things lying down	1
盲目[盲目]	mang2 mu4	blind; blindly; ignorant; lacking understanding	2
参战[參戰]	can1 zhan4	to go to war; to engage in war	1
第三方[第三方]	di4 san1 fang1	third party	1
介入[介入]	jie4 ru4	to intervene; to get involved	1
战争[戰爭]	zhan4 zheng1	war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]	4
刀锋[刀鋒]	dao1 feng1	cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool	1
也就是说[也就是說]	ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1	in other words; that is to say; so; thus	3
饱受[飽受]	bao3 shou4	to endure; to suffer; to be subjected to	1
欲望[慾望]	yu4 wang4	desire; longing; appetite; craving	1
危机[危機]	wei1 ji1	crisis; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
结交[結交]	jie2 jiao1	to make friends with	1
强大[強大]	qiang2 da4	large; formidable; powerful; strong	4
商讨[商討]	shang1 tao3	to discuss; to deliberate	1
一旁[一旁]	yi1 pang2	aside; to the side of	3
密报[密報]	mi4 bao4	secret report	4
密函[密函]	mi4 han2	secret letter	1
掩饰[掩飾]	yan3 shi4	to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep39/75 words - 37 min
无用[無用]	wu2 yong4	useless; worthless	3
会面[會面]	hui4 mian4	to meet with; meeting	1
派遣[派遣]	pai4 qian3	to send (on a mission); to dispatch	1
看法[看法]	kan4 fa3	way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
利益[利益]	li4 yi4	benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
离散[離散]	li2 san4	(of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed; (math.) discrete	1
意料之中[意料之中]	yi4 liao4 zhi1 zhong1	to come as no surprise; as expected	1
偷听[偷聽]	tou1 ting1	to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)	1
向往[嚮往]	xiang4 wang3	to yearn for; to look forward to	1
天性[天性]	tian1 xing4	nature; innate tendency	1
好动[好動]	hao4 dong4	active; restless; energetic	1
随着[隨著]	sui2 zhe5	along with; in the wake of; following	1
心肝宝贝[心肝寶貝]	xin1 gan1 bao3 bei4	precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart	1
促成[促成]	cu4 cheng2	to facilitate; to effect	3
趋[趨]	qu1	to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast; to approach; to tend towards; to converge	1
避难[避難]	bi4 nan4	refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc)	1
知难而退[知難而退]	zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4	to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like	1
漏掉[漏掉]	lou4 diao4	to miss; to leave out; to omit; to be omitted; to be missing; to slip through; to leak out; to seep away	1
领队[領隊]	ling3 dui4	to lead a group; leader of a group; captain (of sports squad)	1
共襄盛举[共襄盛舉]	gong4 xiang1 sheng4 ju3	to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project	1
女孩[女孩]	nu:3 hai2	girl; lass	1
大兴[大興]	da4 xing1	to go in for something in a big way; to undertake on a large scale	3
出嫁[出嫁]	chu1 jia4	to get married (of woman)	2
戍[戍]	shu4	garrison	1
丈夫[丈夫]	zhang4 fu5	husband; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep39/86 words - 43 min
换句话说[換句話說]	huan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1	in other words	1
冲破[衝破]	chong1 po4	breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly	2
束缚[束縛]	shu4 fu4	to bind; to restrict; to tie; to commit; fetters	1
舐[舐]	shi4	to lick; to lap (up)	1
开远[開遠]	Kai1 yuan3	Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan	2
物是人非[物是人非]	wu4 shi4 ren2 fei1	things have remained the same, but people have changed	1
重返[重返]	chong2 fan3	to return to	1
感慨[感慨]	gan3 kai3	to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved	1
有种[有種]	you3 zhong3	to have guts; to have courage; to be brave	1
恍如隔世[恍如隔世]	huang3 ru2 ge2 shi4	like a thing of the previous generation; as if it were a lifetime ago	1
善变[善變]	shan4 bian4	fickle; mercurial; changeable; capricious; to be apt to change	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep40/25 words - 14 min
犯得着[犯得著]	fan4 de5 zhao2	worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile); also written 犯得上	1
家门[家門]	jia1 men2	house door; family clan	1
使节[使節]	shi3 jie2	(diplomatic) envoy	1
皇宫[皇宮]	huang2 gong1	imperial palace	3
跋涉[跋涉]	ba2 she4	to trudge; to trek	1
魂不守舍[魂不守舍]	hun2 bu4 shou3 she4	to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind	1
一头雾水[一頭霧水]	yi1 tou2 wu4 shui3	to be confused; to be baffled	1
奔忙[奔忙]	ben1 mang2	to be busy rushing about; to bustle about	1
长眠[長眠]	chang2 mian2	eternal rest (i.e. death)	1
印象[印象]	yin4 xiang4	impression	2
定期[定期]	ding4 qi1	at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term	1
微不足道[微不足道]	wei1 bu4 zu2 dao4	negligible; insignificant	1
牺牲品[犧牲品]	xi1 sheng1 pin3	sacrificial victim; sb who is expendable; item sold at a loss	1
盏[盞]	zhan3	a small cup; classifier for lamps	3
不周[不周]	bu4 zhou1	not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate	1
清酒[清酒]	qing1 jiu3	sake (Japanese rice wine)	1
歉意[歉意]	qian4 yi4	apology; regret	1
敬意[敬意]	jing4 yi4	respect; tribute	1
两情相悦[兩情相悅]	liang3 qing2 xiang1 yue4	(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine	1
加倍[加倍]	jia1 bei4	to double; to redouble	1
爱护[愛護]	ai4 hu4	to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect	1
安息[安息]	an1 xi1	to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace; (history) Parthia	1
神明[神明]	shen2 ming2	deities; gods	1
因果报应[因果報應]	yin1 guo3 bao4 ying4	(Buddhism) retribution; karma	1
惺[惺]	xing1	tranquil; understand	4
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep40/50 words - 20 min
态[態]	tai4	(bound form); appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice	2
国家[國家]	guo2 jia1	country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
泉[泉]	quan2	spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)	1
祭拜[祭拜]	ji4 bai4	to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)	1
契[契]	qi4	to carve; carved words; to agree; a contract; a deed	1
更名[更名]	geng1 ming2	to change name	1
埋藏[埋藏]	mai2 cang2	to bury; to hide by burying; hidden	1
几年[幾年]	ji3 nian2	a few years; several years; how many years	1
老师[老師]	lao3 shi1	teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	1
囿[囿]	you4	park; to limit; be limited to	1
矛[矛]	mao2	spear; lance; pike	1
取道[取道]	qu3 dao4	via; by way of; en route to	1
不堪一击[不堪一擊]	bu4 kan1 yi1 ji1	to be unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow	1
有力[有力]	you3 li4	powerful; forceful; vigorous	2
畏惧[畏懼]	wei4 ju4	to fear; to dread; foreboding	2
隐秘[隱秘]	yin3 mi4	secret; hidden	1
长城[長城]	Chang2 cheng2	the Great Wall	1
少将[少將]	shao4 jiang4	major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal	1
貌美[貌美]	mao4 mei3	good looks; pretty (e.g. young woman)	1
初出茅庐[初出茅廬]	chu1 chu1 mao2 lu2	venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn	1
委[委]	wei3	to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly	1
次数[次數]	ci4 shu4	number of times; frequency; order number (in a series); power (math.); degree of a polynomial (math.)	1
酒醉[酒醉]	jiu3 zui4	to become drunk	1
妃子[妃子]	fei1 zi5	imperial concubine	1
身孕[身孕]	shen1 yun4	pregnancy; pregnant	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep40/75 words - 30 min
芥蒂[芥蒂]	jie4 di4	an obstruction; barrier; ill-feeling; grudge	2
不予[不予]	bu4 yu2	to withhold; to refuse	1
寂寞[寂寞]	ji4 mo4	lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent	1
构想[構想]	gou4 xiang3	to conceive; concept	1
万事[萬事]	wan4 shi4	all things	1
纠葛[糾葛]	jiu1 ge2	entanglement; dispute	1
血祭[血祭]	xue4 ji4	blood sacrifice; animal sacrifice (to a God or ancestral spirit)	1
光复[光復]	guang1 fu4	to recover (territory or power); the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945	5
满心[滿心]	man3 xin1	one's whole heart; from the bottom of one's heart	1
踌躇[躊躇]	chou2 chu2	to hesitate	2
韬[韜]	tao1	bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy	1
当家[當家]	dang1 jia1	to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge	1
无所适从[無所適從]	wu2 suo3 shi4 cong2	not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do	1
悲剧[悲劇]	bei1 ju4	tragedy; CL:齣|出[chu1]	1
佛[佛]	Fo2	Buddha; Buddhism	2
平静[平靜]	ping2 jing4	tranquil; undisturbed; serene	1
田园[田園]	tian2 yuan2	fields; countryside; rural; bucolic	2
隐居[隱居]	yin3 ju1	to live in seclusion	1
放大[放大]	fang4 da4	to enlarge; to magnify	1
穿衣[穿衣]	chuan1 yi1	to wear clothes; clothing	1
材质[材質]	cai2 zhi4	texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)	1
欲言又止[欲言又止]	yu4 yan2 you4 zhi3	to want to say sth but then hesitate	1
截然不同[截然不同]	jie2 ran2 bu4 tong2	entirely different; different as black and white	1
验证[驗證]	yan4 zheng4	to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory); to authenticate	1
非议[非議]	fei1 yi4	to criticize	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep40/100 words - 38 min
保密[保密]	bao3 mi4	to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy	2
飨[饗]	xiang3	(literary) to offer food and drinks; to entertain	3
宾客[賓客]	bin1 ke4	guests; visitors	1
招待[招待]	zhao1 dai4	to receive (guests); to entertain; reception	1
稚[稚]	zhi4	infantile; young	33
端[端]	duan1	end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular	2
唐山[唐山]	Tang2 shan1	Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei	1
狡[狡]	jiao3	crafty; cunning; sly	1
烹[烹]	peng1	cooking method; to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China)	1
一准[一準]	yi1 zhun3	certainly	1
稍安毋躁[稍安毋躁]	shao1 an1 wu2 zao4	variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]	3
兑[兌]	dui4	to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp; ☱	1
文牒[文牒]	wen2 die2	official document	1
苍鹰[蒼鷹]	cang1 ying1	(bird species of China) northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)	1
不伦不类[不倫不類]	bu4 lun2 bu4 lei4	out of place; inappropriate; incongruous	1
扮演[扮演]	ban4 yan3	to play the role of; to act	1
碑[碑]	bei1	a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4]	1
捅[捅]	tong3	to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose	1
一无所知[一無所知]	yi1 wu2 suo3 zhi1	not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling	1
发出[發出]	fa1 chu1	to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)	1
呜呜[嗚嗚]	wu1 wu1	(interj) boo hoo	1
叫声[叫聲]	jiao4 sheng1	yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals)	1
闹腾[鬧騰]	nao4 teng5	to disturb; to create confusion; to make a din	1
威风[威風]	wei1 feng1	might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive	1
饶恕[饒恕]	rao2 shu4	to forgive; to pardon; to spare	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep40/112 words - 42 min
开恩[開恩]	kai1 en1	to give a favor (used of Christian God)	1
嚼舌根[嚼舌根]	jiao2 she2 gen1	to gossip; to argue unnecessarily	1
怪异[怪異]	guai4 yi4	monstrous; strange; strange phenomenon	1
善意[善意]	shan4 yi4	goodwill; benevolence; kindness	1
婚约[婚約]	hun1 yue1	engagement; wedding contract	4
子女[子女]	zi3 nu:3	children; sons and daughters	1
在场[在場]	zai4 chang3	to be present; to be on the scene	3
意味着[意味著]	yi4 wei4 zhe5	to signify; to mean; to imply	1
推翻[推翻]	tui1 fan1	to overthrow	2
场合[場合]	chang3 he2	situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue	2
笃定[篤定]	du3 ding4	certain; confident (of some outcome); calm and unhurried	1
主管[主管]	zhu3 guan3	in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep41/25 words - 11 min
风光[風光]	feng1 guang1	scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)	2
拿捏[拿捏]	na2 nie1	to grasp; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; to create difficulties	1
赧[赧]	nan3	blushing with shame	1
在位[在位]	zai4 wei4	on the throne; reigning (monarch)	1
范[范]	Fan4	surname Fan	1
雎[雎]	ju1	osprey; fish hawk	1
正式[正式]	zheng4 shi4	formal; official	2
诉[訴]	su4	to complain; to sue; to tell	1
表达[表達]	biao3 da2	to express; to convey	1
质子[質子]	zhi4 zi3	proton (positively charged nuclear particle); a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China	1
逾越[逾越]	yu2 yue4	to exceed	3
名臣[名臣]	ming2 chen2	important official or statesman (in feudal China)	1
须要[須要]	xu1 yao4	must; have to	1
影[影]	ying3	picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace	2
苟且偷生[苟且偷生]	gou3 qie3 tou1 sheng1	to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence	1
潜入[潛入]	qian2 ru4	to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into	5
有备而来[有備而來]	you3 bei4 er2 lai2	to come prepared	1
大怒[大怒]	da4 nu4	angry; indignant	1
亲友[親友]	qin1 you3	friends and relatives	2
看作[看作]	kan4 zuo4	to look upon as; to regard as	1
筹钱[籌錢]	chou2 qian2	to raise money	1
下定决心[下定決心]	xia4 ding4 jue2 xin1	to make a firm resolution	1
找上门[找上門]	zhao3 shang4 men2	to come to sb's door; to call on sb	1
质问[質問]	zhi4 wen4	to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate	1
内政[內政]	nei4 zheng4	internal affairs (of a country)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep41/50 words - 19 min
摆设[擺設]	bai3 she4	to arrange; to set out; to decorate; to display; decorative items	1
全权代表[全權代表]	quan2 quan2 dai4 biao3	a plenipotentiary (representative)	1
同袍[同袍]	tong2 pao2	fellow soldier; comrade; companion; intimate friend	1
弱点[弱點]	ruo4 dian3	weak point; failing	2
台面[檯面]	tai2 mian4	tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake	1
死无葬身之地[死無葬身之地]	si3 wu2 zang4 shen1 zhi1 di4	to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end	1
第一眼[第一眼]	di4 yi1 yan3	at first glance; at first sight	2
药渣[藥渣]	yao4 zha4	dregs of a decoction	1
毒性[毒性]	du2 xing4	toxicity	2
侵入[侵入]	qin1 ru4	to make (military) incursions; to invade; to intrude into; to trespass; to gain unauthorized access (computing)	2
五脏六腑[五臟六腑]	wu3 zang4 liu4 fu3	five viscera and six bowels (TCM)	2
衰竭[衰竭]	shuai1 jie2	organ failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine)	1
巡逻[巡邏]	xun2 luo2	to patrol (police, army or navy)	1
王宫[王宮]	wang2 gong1	imperial palace	5
居住[居住]	ju1 zhu4	to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in	1
几乎[幾乎]	ji1 hu1	almost; nearly; practically	1
权柄[權柄]	quan2 bing3	authority	1
移交[移交]	yi2 jiao1	to transfer; to hand over	1
诬蔑[誣衊]	wu1 mie4	to slander; to smear; to vilify	3
不着痕迹[不著痕跡]	bu4 zhuo2 hen2 ji4	to leave no trace; seamlessly; unobtrusively	1
掌权[掌權]	zhang3 quan2	to wield (political etc) power; be in power	1
高高在上[高高在上]	gao1 gao1 zai4 shang4	set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality; aloof and remote	1
地狱[地獄]	di4 yu4	hell; infernal; underworld	2
寻死[尋死]	xun2 si3	to attempt suicide; to court death	1
手指[手指]	shou3 zhi3	finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep41/75 words - 29 min
爱慕[愛慕]	ai4 mu4	to adore; to admire	1
驸马[駙馬]	fu4 ma3	emperor's son-in-law	13
照办[照辦]	zhao4 ban4	to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request	2
诈死[詐死]	zha4 si3	to feign death; to fake death	1
拉拉扯扯[拉拉扯扯]	la1 la1 che3 che3	to tug at; to pull at sb aggressively; to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way; (derog.) to hobnob; to consort	1
飘[飄]	piao1	to float	2
绸[綢]	chou2	(light) silk; CL:匹[pi3]	1
战战兢兢[戰戰兢兢]	zhan4 zhan4 jing1 jing1	trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation	2
讨好[討好]	tao3 hao3	to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor	1
挨打[挨打]	ai2 da3	to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack	1
挨骂[挨罵]	ai2 ma4	to receive a scolding	2
太极[太極]	Tai4 ji2	the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology	3
探讨[探討]	tan4 tao3	to investigate; to probe	1
劝谏[勸諫]	quan4 jian4	to admonish	1
行得通[行得通]	xing2 de5 tong1	practicable; realizable; will work	1
表白[表白]	biao3 bai2	to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession	1
提亲[提親]	ti2 qin1	to propose marriage	3
推进[推進]	tui1 jin4	to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward	1
见招拆招[見招拆招]	jian1 zhao1 chai1 zhao1	to counter every move; to be full of tricks	1
悲观[悲觀]	bei1 guan1	pessimistic	1
断送[斷送]	duan4 song4	to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined	1
定论[定論]	ding4 lun4	final conclusion; accepted argument	1
诬[誣]	wu1	to accuse falsely	1
守信[守信]	shou3 xin4	to keep promises	4
取信[取信]	qu3 xin4	to win the trust of	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep41/100 words - 36 min
系[系]	xi4	system; department; faculty	1
宗室[宗室]	zong1 shi4	imperial clan; member of the imperial clan; clansman; ancestral shrine	2
棘手[棘手]	ji2 shou3	thorny (problem); intractable	1
联姻[聯姻]	lian2 yin1	related by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units)	1
揪住[揪住]	jiu1 zhu4	to grab	1
会谈[會談]	hui4 tan2	talks; discussions; CL:次[ci4]	1
允[允]	yun3	just; fair; to permit; to allow	2
得寸进尺[得寸進尺]	de2 cun4 jin4 chi3	lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile	1
摆明[擺明]	bai3 ming2	to show clearly	2
未尝[未嘗]	wei4 chang2	not ever; not necessarily	2
慷[慷]	kang1	generous; magnanimous	1
慨[慨]	kai3	indignant; generous; to sigh (with emotion)	1
置喙[置喙]	zhi4 hui4	to offer an opinion; to comment (on the issue); to have a say (in the matter)	1
婚事[婚事]	hun1 shi4	wedding; marriage; CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1]	9
礼部[禮部]	Li3 bu4	Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)	2
妥协[妥協]	tuo3 xie2	to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise	1
何以[何以]	he2 yi3	(literary) why; how	2
冠冕堂皇[冠冕堂皇]	guan1 mian3 tang2 huang2	high-sounding; dignified; pompous (idiom)	1
壮举[壯舉]	zhuang4 ju3	magnificent feat; impressive feat; heroic undertaking; heroic attempt	1
令人钦佩[令人欽佩]	ling4 ren2 qin1 pei4	admirable	1
慎言[慎言]	shen4 yan2	to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue	1
讨生活[討生活]	tao3 sheng1 huo2	to eke out a living; to live from hand to mouth; to drift aimlessly	1
可言[可言]	ke3 yan2	it may be said	1
免礼[免禮]	mian3 li3	(formal) you may dispense with curtseying	1
低头[低頭]	di1 tou2	to bow the head; to yield; to give in	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep41/124 words - 43 min
圣明[聖明]	sheng4 ming2	enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)	1
言语[言語]	yan2 yu3	words; speech; (spoken) language	2
胁迫[脅迫]	xie2 po4	to coerce; to compel; to force	1
诽谤[誹謗]	fei3 bang4	to slander; to libel	1
尚可[尚可]	shang4 ke3	not bad; satisfactory	1
旧约[舊約]	jiu4 yue1	former agreement; former contract	2
议定[議定]	yi4 ding4	to reach an agreement; to agree upon	1
闲话[閒話]	xian2 hua4	digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; CL:段[duan4]	1
全然[全然]	quan2 ran2	completely	1
情面[情面]	qing2 mian4	feelings and sensibilities; sentiment and face; sensitivity to other's feelings	1
不下[不下]	bu4 xia4	to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)	1
匹配[匹配]	pi3 pei4	to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible	1
敬谢不敏[敬謝不敏]	jing4 xie4 bu4 min3	please excuse me for not complying; to politely decline	1
卓越[卓越]	zhuo2 yue4	outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid	1
众望[眾望]	zhong4 wang4	people's expectations	1
在座[在座]	zai4 zuo4	to be present	3
实行[實行]	shi2 xing2	to implement; to carry out; to put into practice	1
比武[比武]	bi3 wu3	martial arts competition; tournament; to compete in a contest	6
招亲[招親]	zhao1 qin1	to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family); to take a wife by one's own choice	4
擂[擂]	lei2	beat; to grind	6
不拘[不拘]	bu4 ju1	not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever	1
何方[何方]	he2 fang1	where?	2
均[均]	jun1	equal; even; all; uniform	1
上台[上台]	shang4 tai2	to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)	9
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep42/25 words - 11 min
中等[中等]	zhong1 deng3	medium	1
擂台[擂臺]	lei4 tai2	elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held; arena; ring	20
消磨[消磨]	xiao1 mo2	to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away	2
体力[體力]	ti3 li4	physical strength; physical power	1
极好[極好]	ji2 hao3	fabulous; superb; excellent	1
民女[民女]	min2 nu:3	woman from an ordinary family	1
未娶[未娶]	wei4 qu3	a bachelor; an unmarried man	1
员外[員外]	yuan2 wai4	landlord (old usage)	1
便溺[便溺]	bian4 niao4	to urinate or defecate; urine and feces	1
泡[泡]	pao4	bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions	1
潜心[潛心]	qian2 xin1	to concentrate fully on sth; single-minded	1
专营[專營]	zhuan1 ying2	to specialize in (a particular product or service); monopoly	1
硬是[硬是]	ying4 shi4	just; simply; stubbornly; really	1
身板[身板]	shen1 ban3	body; physique; physical condition	1
附耳[附耳]	fu4 er3	to approach sb's ear (to whisper)	1
长孙[長孫]	zhang3 sun1	eldest grandson; the eldest son of one's eldest son	4
凑数[湊數]	cou4 shu4	to serve as a stopgap; to make up a shortfall in the number of people	1
多种[多種]	duo1 zhong3	many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-	1
野孩子[野孩子]	ye3 hai2 zi3	feral child	1
老路[老路]	lao3 lu4	old road; familiar way; beaten track; conventional behavior	1
从心所欲[從心所欲]	cong2 xin1 suo3 yu4	whatever you like; to do as one pleases	1
逾[踰]	yu2	variant of 逾[yu2]	1
光是[光是]	guang1 shi4	solely; just	1
谄媚[諂媚]	chan3 mei4	to flatter	1
反对[反對]	fan3 dui4	to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition	3
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep42/50 words - 19 min
勇武[勇武]	yong3 wu3	brave	1
理当[理當]	li3 dang1	should; ought	1
预先[預先]	yu4 xian1	beforehand; in advance	1
恭祝[恭祝]	gong1 zhu4	to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing)	1
不敌[不敵]	bu4 di2	no match for; cannot beat	1
依赖[依賴]	yi1 lai4	to depend on; to be dependent on	3
蹿[躥]	cuan1	to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out	1
趴[趴]	pa1	to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent	1
鹖[鶡]	he2	crossbill; long-tailed pheasant	1
风范[風範]	feng1 fan4	air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor	1
嘲笑[嘲笑]	chao2 xiao4	to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision	2
英武[英武]	ying1 wu3	soldierly; martial (appearance)	1
喜不自胜[喜不自勝]	xi3 bu4 zi4 sheng4	unable to contain one's joy (idiom)	1
一家子[一家子]	yi1 jia1 zi5	the whole family	2
投缘[投緣]	tou2 yuan2	to be kindred spirits; to hit it off	1
打的[打的]	da3 di1	(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi	1
一眨眼[一眨眼]	yi1 zha3 yan3	in a wink	1
工夫[工夫]	gong1 fu5	period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort	1
婚嫁[婚嫁]	hun1 jia4	marriage	1
姐夫[姐夫]	jie3 fu5	(coll.) older sister's husband	1
成亲[成親]	cheng2 qin1	to get married	2
唯唯诺诺[唯唯諾諾]	wei3 wei3 nuo4 nuo4	to be a yes-man	1
止步[止步]	zhi3 bu4	to halt; to stop; to go no farther	1
轻慢[輕慢]	qing1 man4	irreverent	1
侮辱[侮辱]	wu3 ru3	to insult; to humiliate; dishonor	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep42/75 words - 41 min
终身大事[終身大事]	zhong1 shen1 da4 shi4	major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)	1
个数[個數]	ge4 shu4	number of items or individuals	1
小卒[小卒]	xiao3 zu2	foot soldier; minor figure; a nobody; (chess) pawn	1
速战速决[速戰速決]	su4 zhan4 su4 jue2	a blitzkrieg strategy (idiom); to resolve sth in the shortest time possible; to get sth done quickly	1
收场[收場]	shou1 chang3	the end; an ending; to wind down; to conclude	1
胡思乱想[胡思亂想]	hu2 si1 luan4 xiang3	to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild	1
谦卑[謙卑]	qian1 bei1	humble	1
冰块[冰塊]	bing1 kuai4	ice cube; ice chunk	1
逃难[逃難]	tao2 nan4	to run away from trouble; to flee from calamity; to be a refugee	1
暖[暖]	nuan3	warm; to warm	1
自在[自在]	zi4 zai5	free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease	1
渐渐[漸漸]	jian4 jian4	gradually	1
言不由衷[言不由衷]	yan2 bu4 you2 zhong1	to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek; saying one thing but meaning sth different	1
掩藏[掩藏]	yan3 cang2	hidden; covered; concealed	1
情绪[情緒]	qing2 xu4	mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
打倒[打倒]	da3 dao3	to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !	1
养护[養護]	yang3 hu4	to maintain; to conserve; curing (concrete etc)	1
仰慕[仰慕]	yang3 mu4	to admire	1
逐渐[逐漸]	zhu2 jian4	gradually	1
忽略[忽略]	hu1 lu:e4	to neglect; to overlook; to ignore	1
喜怒哀乐[喜怒哀樂]	xi3 nu4 ai1 le4	four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4]	1
缺点[缺點]	que1 dian3	weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
笨拙[笨拙]	ben4 zhuo1	clumsy; awkward; stupid	1
状态[狀態]	zhuang4 tai4	state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
签[簽]	qian1	to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1]	19
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep42/83 words - 43 min
嘈杂[嘈雜]	cao2 za2	noisy; clamorous	2
进退两难[進退兩難]	jin4 tui4 liang3 nan2	no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation	2
提议[提議]	ti2 yi4	proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest	1
明摆着[明擺著]	ming2 bai3 zhe5	evident; clear; undoubted	1
曲解[曲解]	qu1 jie3	to misrepresent; to misinterpret	1
开刀[開刀]	kai1 dao1	(of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack	2
再三[再三]	zai4 san1	over and over again; again and again	1
依附[依附]	yi1 fu4	to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep43/25 words - 8 min
恶毒[惡毒]	e4 du2	malicious	2
查办[查辦]	cha2 ban4	to investigate and handle (a criminal case)	1
行凶者[行兇者]	xing2 xiong1 zhe3	perpetrator	1
鄙人[鄙人]	bi3 ren2	your humble servant; I	1
水落石出[水落石出]	shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1	as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light	2
无可奉告[無可奉告]	wu2 ke3 feng4 gao4	(idiom) "no comment"	1
凶嫌[兇嫌]	xiong1 xian2	alleged killer (or attacker); suspect in a case of violent crime	2
要地[要地]	yao4 di4	strategic location	1
替死鬼[替死鬼]	ti4 si3 gui3	scapegoat; fall guy	1
大庭广众[大庭廣眾]	da4 ting2 guang3 zhong4	public place with numerous people	1
杀敌[殺敵]	sha1 di2	to attack the enemy	1
毒药[毒藥]	du2 yao4	poison	4
查验[查驗]	cha2 yan4	inspection; to examine	1
人证[人證]	ren2 zheng4	witness testimony	1
真凶[真兇]	zhen1 xiong1	culprit	3
药瓶[藥瓶]	yao4 ping2	medicine bottle	3
砌[砌]	qi4	to build by laying bricks or stones	1
鼠[鼠]	shu3	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
虫[蟲]	chong2	lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; person with a particular undesirable characteristic	1
暗杀[暗殺]	an4 sha1	to assassinate	1
嫁祸[嫁禍]	jia4 huo4	to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else	4
阐述[闡述]	chan3 shu4	to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)	1
疑点[疑點]	yi2 dian3	a doubtful point	1
以礼相待[以禮相待]	yi3 li3 xiang1 dai4	to treat sb with due respect (idiom)	1
案件[案件]	an4 jian4	case; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3]	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep43/50 words - 22 min
查清[查清]	cha2 qing1	to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify	2
审讯[審訊]	shen3 xun4	inquest; trial; interrogation; to try; to interrogate	1
逃离[逃離]	tao2 li2	to run out; to escape	1
持续[持續]	chi2 xu4	to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation	1
治国[治國]	zhi4 guo2	to rule a country	1
亲民[親民]	qin1 min2	in touch with the people; sensitive to people's needs	1
顶罪[頂罪]	ding3 zui4	to take the blame for sb else; to compensate for one's crime; to get charges dropped (by paying money etc)	4
餐点[餐點]	can1 dian3	food; dish; meal	1
热心[熱心]	re4 xin1	enthusiasm; zeal; zealous; zest; enthusiastic; ardent; warmhearted	1
弱小[弱小]	ruo4 xiao3	small and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children	1
恭敬[恭敬]	gong1 jing4	deferential; respectful	1
想念[想念]	xiang3 nian4	to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again	1
时光[時光]	shi2 guang1	time; era; period of time	3
比如[比如]	bi3 ru2	for example; for instance; such as	1
躁[躁]	zao4	hot-tempered; impatient	2
眨眼[眨眼]	zha3 yan3	to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye	1
处境[處境]	chu3 jing4	situation (of a person)	1
违规[違規]	wei2 gui1	to violate (rules); irregular; illegal; corrupt	1
可人[可人]	ke3 ren2	pleasant; agreeable; a person after one's heart (charming person); a gifted person	1
自尽[自盡]	zi4 jin4	to kill oneself; suicide	2
追根究底[追根究底]	zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3	to get to the heart of the matter	1
手脚不干净[手腳不乾淨]	shou3 jiao3 bu4 gan1 jing4	thieving; light-fingered; prone to stealing	1
提防[提防]	di1 fang2	to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); also pr. [ti2 fang2]	1
轻信[輕信]	qing1 xin4	to easily trust; gullible; naïve	2
眼力[眼力]	yan3 li4	eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep43/75 words - 34 min
茅房[茅房]	mao2 fang2	toilet (rural euphemism); thatched hut or house	2
板[板]	ban3	board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious	1
成武[成武]	Cheng2 wu3	Chengwu county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong	1
少有[少有]	shao3 you3	rare; infrequent	1
男子汉[男子漢]	nan2 zi3 han4	man (i.e. manly, masculine)	2
贤[賢]	xian2	worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation	1
关爱[關愛]	guan1 ai4	to show concern and care for	1
赞美[讚美]	zan4 mei3	to admire; to praise; to eulogize	1
多嘴[多嘴]	duo1 zui3	talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly	2
谱[譜]	pu3	chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music	1
复兴[復興]	fu4 xing1	to revive; to rejuvenate	2
贺喜[賀喜]	he4 xi3	to congratulate	2
封王[封王]	feng1 wang2	to win the championship; (of an emperor) to bestow the title of king on a subject	1
构陷[構陷]	gou4 xian4	to frame; to bring false charges against	1
扰乱[擾亂]	rao3 luan4	to disturb; to perturb; to harass	2
轫[軔]	ren4	brake	3
事理[事理]	shi4 li3	reason; logic	1
野蛮[野蠻]	ye3 man2	barbarous; uncivilized	1
生长[生長]	sheng1 zhang3	to grow	1
世态炎凉[世態炎涼]	shi4 tai4 yan2 liang2	the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)	1
叵测[叵測]	po3 ce4	unfathomable; unpredictable; treacherous	1
尽孝[盡孝]	jin4 xiao4	to do one's filial duty	2
心有余而力不足[心有餘而力不足]	xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2	the will is there, but not the strength (idiom); the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak	1
谎报[謊報]	huang3 bao4	to lie	1
婚礼[婚禮]	hun1 li3	wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3]	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep43/97 words - 43 min
夫婿[夫婿]	fu1 xu4	(literary) husband	2
扭[扭]	niu3	to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips	1
扭伤[扭傷]	niu3 shang1	a sprain; a crick; to sprain	1
佩[佩]	pei4	to respect; to wear (belt etc)	1
符合[符合]	fu2 he2	in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with; in line with; to agree with; to accord with; to conform to; to correspond with; to manage; to handle	1
洒脱[灑脫]	sa3 tuo1	free and at ease; natural; unconstrained	1
孤寂[孤寂]	gu1 ji4	lonesome; desolate	1
相伴[相伴]	xiang1 ban4	to accompany sb; to accompany each other	1
陪伴[陪伴]	pei2 ban4	to accompany	1
信心[信心]	xin4 xin1	confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4]	4
一分一毫[一分一毫]	yi1 fen1 yi1 hao2	a tiny bit (idiom); an iota	1
虚幻[虛幻]	xu1 huan4	imaginary; illusory	1
曲折[曲折]	qu1 zhe2	winding; (fig.) complicated	1
尝[嘗]	chang2	to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once	1
归隐[歸隱]	gui1 yin3	to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion	1
像样[像樣]	xiang4 yang4	presentable; decent; up to par	1
聘礼[聘禮]	pin4 li3	betrothal gift	1
钱财[錢財]	qian2 cai2	wealth; money	1
僚[僚]	liao2	bureaucrat; colleague	1
长话短说[長話短說]	chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1	to make a long story short (idiom)	2
刻不容缓[刻不容緩]	ke4 bu4 rong2 huan3	to brook no delay; to demand immediate action	1
聚[聚]	ju4	to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep44/25 words - 14 min
精美[精美]	jing1 mei3	delicate; fine; refinement	1
晚饭[晚飯]	wan3 fan4	evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	1
偏僻[偏僻]	pian1 pi4	remote; desolate; far from the city	1
郊外[郊外]	jiao1 wai4	outskirts	1
小屋[小屋]	xiao3 wu1	cabin; lodge; cottage; chalet; hut; shed	1
改元[改元]	gai3 yuan2	to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)	1
疯狂[瘋狂]	feng1 kuang2	crazy; frantic; extreme popularity	1
深更半夜[深更半夜]	shen1 geng1 ban4 ye4	in the dead of night (idiom)	1
喧哗[喧嘩]	xuan1 hua2	hubbub; clamor; to make a racket	1
戳穿[戳穿]	chuo1 chuan1	to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc)	2
薄面[薄面]	bo2 mian4	my meager sensibilities; blushing face; please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble)	1
变戏法[變戲法]	bian4 xi4 fa3	to perform conjuring tricks; to conjure; to juggle	1
轻伤[輕傷]	qing1 shang1	lightly wounded; minor injuries	1
害羞[害羞]	hai4 xiu1	shy; embarrassed; bashful	1
抓走[抓走]	zhua1 zou3	to arrest	1
违背[違背]	wei2 bei4	to go against; to be contrary to; to violate	2
操作[操作]	cao1 zuo4	to work; to operate; to manipulate	1
揭晓[揭曉]	jie1 xiao3	to announce publicly; to publish; to make known; to disclose	1
谜底[謎底]	mi2 di3	answer to a riddle	1
步步[步步]	bu4 bu4	step by step; at every step	1
不枉[不枉]	bu4 wang3	not in vain	1
要挟[要挾]	yao1 xie2	to threaten; to blackmail	3
撕毁[撕毀]	si1 hui3	to tear up; to rip up; too shred	2
揭开[揭開]	jie1 kai1	to uncover; to open	2
决裂[決裂]	jue2 lie4	to rupture; to burst open; to break; to break off relations with; a rupture	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep44/50 words - 28 min
密谋[密謀]	mi4 mou2	conspiracy; secret plan; to conspire	1
招惹[招惹]	zhao1 re3	to provoke; to tease	4
未成[未成]	wei4 cheng2	minor (i.e. person under 18); incomplete; unachieved; failed; abortive	1
刃[刃]	ren4	edge of blade	1
制衡[制衡]	zhi4 heng2	to check and balance (power); checks and balances	1
掀开[掀開]	xian1 kai1	to lift open; to tear open	1
白布[白布]	bai2 bu4	plain white cloth; calico	1
连坐[連坐]	lian2 zuo4	to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)	1
谈话[談話]	tan2 hua4	talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4]	1
主宰[主宰]	zhu3 zai3	to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master	1
脆弱[脆弱]	cui4 ruo4	weak; frail	2
您好[您好]	nin2 hao3	hello (polite)	1
敢做敢当[敢做敢當]	gan3 zuo4 gan3 dang1	daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it; a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions; the buck stops here	1
一言[一言]	yi1 yan2	one sentence; brief remark	1
声明[聲明]	sheng1 ming2	to state; to declare; statement; declaration; CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4]	1
他杀[他殺]	ta1 sha1	homicide (law)	2
拆散[拆散]	chai1 san4	to break up (a marriage, family etc)	2
幕后[幕後]	mu4 hou4	behind the scenes	2
主使[主使]	zhu3 shi3	to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator	3
一面之词[一面之詞]	yi1 mian4 zhi1 ci2	one side of the story; one-sided statement	1
问话[問話]	wen4 hua4	questioning (a suspect); interrogation	1
光明磊落[光明磊落]	guang1 ming2 lei3 luo4	open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright	1
六韬[六韜]	Liu4 tao1	“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]	2
国务[國務]	guo2 wu4	affairs of state	1
均衡[均衡]	jun1 heng2	equal; balanced; harmony; equilibrium	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep44/75 words - 38 min
律法[律法]	lu:4 fa3	laws and decrees	1
大辟[大辟]	da4 pi4	death sentence; crime punishable by death	1
庶[庶]	shu4	numerous; common people (or populace); born of a concubine	1
冤[冤]	yuan1	injustice; grievance; wrong	2
滥[濫]	lan4	overflowing; excessive; indiscriminate	1
训[訓]	xun4	to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule	1
近臣[近臣]	jin4 chen2	member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)	1
避讳[避諱]	bi4 hui5	to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid	1
愚见[愚見]	yu2 jian4	my humble opinion	1
势头[勢頭]	shi4 tou2	power; momentum; tendency; impetus; situation; the look of things	1
乘胜追击[乘勝追擊]	cheng2 sheng4 zhui1 ji1	to follow up a victory and press home the attack; to pursue retreating enemy	1
独子[獨子]	du2 zi3	only son	1
音信[音信]	yin1 xin4	message	1
靠山[靠山]	kao4 shan1	patron; supporter; close to a mountain	2
上身[上身]	shang4 shen1	upper part of the body	1
老家[老家]	lao3 jia1	native place; place of origin; home state or region	1
骑虎难下[騎虎難下]	qi2 hu3 nan2 xia4	if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway	1
所幸[所幸]	suo3 xing4	fortunately (formal writing)	1
说定[說定]	shuo1 ding4	to agree on; to settle on	1
节骨眼[節骨眼]	jie1 gu5 yan3	(dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]	1
陈兵[陳兵]	chen2 bing1	to deploy troops; to mass troops	1
凌乱[凌亂]	ling2 luan4	messy; disarrayed; disheveled; chaos	1
要员[要員]	yao4 yuan2	key participant; VIP	1
佩饰[佩飾]	pei4 shi4	ornament; pendant	2
冤魂[冤魂]	yuan1 hun2	ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep44/89 words - 43 min
从而[從而]	cong2 er2	thus; thereby	1
论断[論斷]	lun4 duan4	to infer; to judge; inference; judgment; conclusion	1
口鼻[口鼻]	kou3 bi2	mouth and nose	1
死亡[死亡]	si3 wang2	to die; death	1
症状[症狀]	zheng4 zhuang4	symptom (of an illness)	1
明了[明了]	ming2 liao3	to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]	1
看着办[看著辦]	kan4 zhe5 ban4	to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)	1
鼻子[鼻子]	bi2 zi5	nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	1
第二天[第二天]	di4 er4 tian1	next day; the morrow	1
药丸[藥丸]	yao4 wan2	pill; CL:粒[li4]	1
慌张[慌張]	huang1 zhang1	confused; flustered	2
草菅人命[草菅人命]	cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4	human life as grass (idiom); to kill people like scything grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen	1
所闻[所聞]	suo3 wen2	heard; what one hears	2
见不得[見不得]	jian4 bu5 de2	not fit to be seen by; should not be exposed to; can't bear to see	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep45/25 words - 8 min
传出[傳出]	chuan2 chu1	to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve)	1
忍无可忍[忍無可忍]	ren3 wu2 ke3 ren3	more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience; the last straw	1
指证[指證]	zhi3 zheng4	to testify; to give evidence	1
跳出[跳出]	tiao4 chu1	to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly	1
最先[最先]	zui4 xian1	(the) very first	1
绝食[絕食]	jue2 shi2	to go on a hunger strike	1
出奇[出奇]	chu1 qi2	extraordinary; exceptional; unusual	1
发牢骚[發牢騷]	fa1 lao2 sao1	to whine; to be grouchy	1
套取[套取]	tao4 qu3	to acquire fraudulently; an illegal exchange	1
模[模]	mo2	to imitate; model; norm; pattern	1
忌妒[忌妒]	ji4 du5	to be jealous of; to envy; jealousy; envy	1
入狱[入獄]	ru4 yu4	to go to jail; to be sent to prison	1
一边[一邊]	yi1 bian1	one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while	1
过瘾[過癮]	guo4 yin3	to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling	1
出神入化[出神入化]	chu1 shen2 ru4 hua4	to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement	1
将计就计[將計就計]	jiang1 ji4 jiu4 ji4	to beat sb at their own game (idiom)	1
以此[以此]	yi3 ci3	with this; thereby; thus; because of this	1
揪出[揪出]	jiu1 chu1	to uncover; to ferret out (the culprit)	1
家眷[家眷]	jia1 juan4	one's wife and children	1
惯用[慣用]	guan4 yong4	to use habitually; habitual; customary	1
恶魔[惡魔]	e4 mo2	demon; fiend	1
备用[備用]	bei4 yong4	reserve; spare; alternate; backup	1
责无旁贷[責無旁貸]	ze2 wu2 pang2 dai4	to be duty bound; to be one's unshirkable responsibility	1
参[參]	can1	to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House	1
聪慧[聰慧]	cong1 hui4	bright; witty; intelligent	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep45/50 words - 19 min
服从[服從]	fu2 cong2	to obey (an order); to comply; to defer	2
复[複]	fu4	to repeat; to double; to overlap; complex (not simple); compound; composite; double; diplo-; duplicate; overlapping; to duplicate	1
真面目[真面目]	zhen1 mian4 mu4	true identity; true colors	1
先祖[先祖]	xian1 zu3	deceased grandfather; ancestry	2
酹[酹]	lei4	pour out libation; sprinkle	1
家谱[家譜]	jia1 pu3	genealogy; family tree	1
上将[上將]	shang4 jiang4	general; admiral; air chief marshal	1
嫡亲[嫡親]	di2 qin1	closely related by blood	2
心高气傲[心高氣傲]	xin1 gao1 qi4 ao4	proud and arrogant	1
高处[高處]	gao1 chu4	high place; elevation	1
亡[亡]	wang2	to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased	3
鬼魅[鬼魅]	gui3 mei4	demon; monster	1
忠于[忠於]	zhong1 yu2	to be loyal to	1
翦[翦]	jian3	variant of 剪[jian3]	2
崛起[崛起]	jue2 qi3	to rise abruptly (to a towering position); to tower over; to spring up; to emerge suddenly; the emergence (e.g. of a power)	1
运筹[運籌]	yun4 chou2	to plan; operations; logistics	1
少数[少數]	shao3 shu4	small number; few; minority	1
指认[指認]	zhi3 ren4	to identify	2
祸水[禍水]	huo4 shui3	source of calamity (esp. of women)	1
东引[東引]	Dong1 yin3	Tungyin Island, one of the Matsu Islands; Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan	1
过堂[過堂]	guo4 tang2	to appear in court for trial (old); (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall	2
腾[騰]	teng2	to soar; to gallop; to prance; to turn over; to vacate; to clear	1
相依[相依]	xiang1 yi1	to be interdependent	1
教化[教化]	jiao4 hua4	to enlighten; to civilize; to indoctrinate; to train (an animal)	1
衣食[衣食]	yi1 shi2	clothes and food	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep45/75 words - 27 min
馔[饌]	zhuan4	food; delicacies	1
植[植]	zhi2	to plant	1
栽[栽]	zai1	to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first	1
通商[通商]	tong1 shang1	having trading relations (of nations or regions)	1
推诿[推諉]	tui1 wei3	to decline; to avoid; shirking responsibilities; to blame others; to pass the buck; to unload one's responsibilities; to try to get out of a task	1
奴役[奴役]	nu2 yi4	to enslave; slavery	1
犯罪[犯罪]	fan4 zui4	to commit a crime; crime; offense	1
愆[愆]	qian1	fault; transgression	1
衰[衰]	shuai1	to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble	1
弛[弛]	chi2	to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax; to loosen	1
完好[完好]	wan2 hao3	intact; in good condition	1
择日[擇日]	ze2 ri4	to fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date	1
满门[滿門]	man3 men2	the whole family	1
卷入[捲入]	juan3 ru4	to be drawn into; to be involved in	1
借口[借口]	jie4 kou3	to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext	1
披挂[披掛]	pi1 gua4	to put on a suit of armor; to put on dress; to wear	1
元气[元氣]	yuan2 qi4	strength; vigor; vitality; (TCM) vital energy	1
弑君[弒君]	shi4 jun1	regicide; to commit regicide	1
混战[混戰]	hun4 zhan4	chaotic warfare; confused fighting; melee; to join in such fighting	1
草率[草率]	cao3 shuai4	careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious	1
迫不及待[迫不及待]	po4 bu4 ji2 dai4	impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it	1
于事无补[於事無補]	yu2 shi4 wu2 bu3	unhelpful; useless	1
宥[宥]	you4	to forgive; to help; profound	1
亲眷[親眷]	qin1 juan4	relatives	1
公之于世[公之于世]	gong1 zhi1 yu2 shi4	to announce to the world (idiom); to make public; to let everyone know	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep45/100 words - 37 min
妥贴[妥貼]	tuo3 tie1	properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting; appropriate; proper; to be in good order; also written 妥帖	1
谏[諫]	jian4	to remonstrate; to admonish	1
强国[強國]	qiang2 guo2	powerful country; great power	1
厉[厲]	li4	strict; severe	1
阴谋诡计[陰謀詭計]	yin1 mou2 gui3 ji4	crafty plots and machinations (idiom)	1
掺[摻]	shan3	to grasp	1
开门见山[開門見山]	kai1 men2 jian4 shan1	lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)	1
兵戎相见[兵戎相見]	bing1 rong2 xiang1 jian4	to meet on the battlefield (idiom)	1
签订[簽訂]	qian1 ding4	to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)	1
领导者[領導者]	ling3 dao3 zhe3	leader	1
协[協]	xie2	to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join	1
不安[不安]	bu4 an1	unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried	1
彰显[彰顯]	zhang1 xian3	to manifest	1
威严[威嚴]	wei1 yan2	dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity	1
九成[九成]	jiu3 cheng2	nine-tenths; ninety percent	1
细软[細軟]	xi4 ruan3	fine and soft; valuables	1
刑[刑]	xing2	punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment	1
探视[探視]	tan4 shi4	to visit (a patient, prisoner etc); to look inquiringly	1
乐观[樂觀]	le4 guan1	optimistic; hopeful	1
冤死[冤死]	yuan1 si3	to die of persecution	1
歉[歉]	qian4	to apologize; to regret; deficient	1
下辈子[下輩子]	xia4 bei4 zi5	the next life	1
重活[重活]	zhong4 huo2	heavy job	1
打猎[打獵]	da3 lie4	to go hunting	1
袭击[襲擊]	xi2 ji1	attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep45/116 words - 43 min
灭口[滅口]	mie4 kou3	to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb	1
索性[索性]	suo3 xing4	you might as well (do it); simply; just	1
鄙薄[鄙薄]	bi3 bo2	to despise; to scorn	1
潜[潛]	qian2	hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive	1
一网打尽[一網打盡]	yi1 wang3 da3 jin4	lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot; to capture them all in one go	1
心志[心志]	xin1 zhi4	will; resolution; aspiration	1
便利[便利]	bian4 li4	convenient; easy; to facilitate	1
画押[畫押]	hua4 ya1	to sign; to make one's mark	1
审问[審問]	shen3 wen4	to interrogate; to examine; to question	1
侄女[姪女]	zhi2 nu:3	niece; brother's daughter	1
改名[改名]	gai3 ming2	to change one's name	1
再者[再者]	zai4 zhe3	moreover; besides	1
在所不辞[在所不辭]	zai4 suo3 bu4 ci2	not to refuse to (idiom); not to hesitate to	1
毫无保留[毫無保留]	hao2 wu2 bao3 liu2	to hold nothing back; without reservation	1
试图[試圖]	shi4 tu2	to attempt; to try	1
往事[往事]	wang3 shi4	past events; former happenings	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep46/25 words - 10 min
制约[制約]	zhi4 yue1	to restrict; condition	1
王位[王位]	wang2 wei4	title of king; kingship	2
有利[有利]	you3 li4	advantageous; to have advantages; favorable	1
筒[筒]	tong3	tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)	1
潜伏[潛伏]	qian2 fu2	to hide; to cover up; to conceal	1
搬迁[搬遷]	ban1 qian1	to move; to relocate; removal	1
二心[二心]	er4 xin1	disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity	1
貌合神离[貌合神離]	mao4 he2 shen2 li2	the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement	1
恐惧[恐懼]	kong3 ju4	to be frightened; fear; dread	1
惬意[愜意]	qie4 yi4	satisfied; pleased; contented	2
诸多[諸多]	zhu1 duo1	(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of	1
无须[無須]	wu2 xu1	need not; not obliged to; not necessarily	3
共识[共識]	gong4 shi2	common understanding; consensus	1
家事[家事]	jia1 shi4	family matters; domestic affairs; housework	2
谎称[謊稱]	huang3 cheng1	to claim; to pretend	1
名单[名單]	ming2 dan1	list of names	1
伊始[伊始]	yi1 shi3	outset; beginning	1
讨还[討還]	tao3 huan2	to ask for sth back; to recover	1
誊写[謄寫]	teng2 xie3	to transcribe; to make a fair copy	1
路途遥远[路途遙遠]	lu4 tu2 yao2 yuan3	distant; far-flung	1
安然[安然]	an1 ran2	safely; peacefully; at a rest	1
与否[與否]	yu3 fou3	whether or not (at the end of a phrase)	1
可取[可取]	ke3 qu3	acceptable; desirable; worth having	1
泥[泥]	ni2	mud; clay; paste; pulp	1
加盖[加蓋]	jia1 gai4	to seal (with official stamp); to stamp; fig. to ratify; to put lid on (cooking pot); to cap; to build an extension or additional storey	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep46/50 words - 26 min
受命于天[受命于天]	shou4 ming4 yu2 tian1	to become Emperor by the grace of Heaven; to "receive the Mandate of Heaven" (traditional English translation)	4
寿[壽]	shou4	long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary	4
永昌[永昌]	Yong3 chang1	Yongchang county in Jinchang 金昌[Jin1 chang1], Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]; ancient prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2], modern Baoshan 保山[Bao3 shan1]	4
着手[著手]	zhuo2 shou3	to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out	1
歃血为盟[歃血為盟]	sha4 xue4 wei2 meng2	to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom); to swear a sacred oath	1
名下[名下]	ming2 xia4	under sb's name	1
尊荣[尊榮]	zun1 rong2	honor and glory	1
快意[快意]	kuai4 yi4	pleased; elated	1
尊号[尊號]	zun1 hao4	honorific title; form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc	1
来安[來安]	Lai2 an1	Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui	1
此后[此後]	ci3 hou4	after this; afterwards; hereafter	1
周到[周到]	zhou1 dao4	thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]	1
偿还[償還]	chang2 huan2	to repay; to reimburse	2
报恩[報恩]	bao4 en1	to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness	1
自问[自問]	zi4 wen4	to ask oneself; to search one's soul; to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter	1
唯[唯]	wei2	-ism; only; alone	1
此间[此間]	ci3 jian1	here; this place	1
分身乏术[分身乏術]	fen1 shen1 fa2 shu4	to be up to one's ears in work (idiom); to be unable to attend to other things at the same time	1
知情[知情]	zhi1 qing2	to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation	1
流亡[流亡]	liu2 wang2	to force into exile; to be exiled; in exile	1
嘱托[囑託]	zhu3 tuo1	to entrust a task to sb else	1
平凡[平凡]	ping2 fan2	commonplace; ordinary; mediocre	1
道路[道路]	dao4 lu4	road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
呈递[呈遞]	cheng2 di4	to present; to submit	1
承受[承受]	cheng2 shou4	to bear; to support; to inherit	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep46/66 words - 41 min
连理[連理]	lian2 li3	two trees that grow together as one; fig. conjugal union	1
担保[擔保]	dan1 bao3	to guarantee; to vouch for	1
敬上[敬上]	jing4 shang4	yours truly; yours sincerely (at the end of a letter)	1
地下[地下]	di4 xia4	underground; subterranean; covert	1
犯错[犯錯]	fan4 cuo4	to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing	1
不必要[不必要]	bu4 bi4 yao4	needless; unnecessary	1
歃血[歃血]	sha4 xue4	to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)	1
逆转[逆轉]	ni4 zhuan3	to turn back; to reverse	1
下酒菜[下酒菜]	xia4 jiu3 cai4	a dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks	1
威风凛凛[威風凜凜]	wei1 feng1 lin3 lin3	majestic; awe-inspiring presence; impressive power	1
不见天日[不見天日]	bu4 jian4 tian1 ri4	all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice	1
铺路[鋪路]	pu1 lu4	to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth); to give a present to sb to ensure success	1
爱子[愛子]	ai4 zi3	beloved son	1
争论[爭論]	zheng1 lun4	to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]	1
瞒报[瞞報]	man2 bao4	to conceal or deceive in a report; to falsify by over- or underreporting	1
死罪[死罪]	si3 zui4	mortal crime; capital offense	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep47/25 words - 9 min
咎由自取[咎由自取]	jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3	to have only oneself to blame (idiom); to bring trouble through one's own actions	1
手笔[手筆]	shou3 bi3	sth written or painted in one's own hand; (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill; style; hand; (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc; scale	1
急症[急症]	ji2 zheng4	acute disease; medical emergency	1
祈求[祈求]	qi2 qiu2	to pray for; to appeal	1
星星[星星]	xing1 xing5	star in the sky	1
囚笼[囚籠]	qiu2 long2	cage used to hold or transport prisoners	1
消亡[消亡]	xiao1 wang2	to die out; to wither away	1
重生[重生]	chong2 sheng1	rebirth	1
赶工[趕工]	gan3 gong1	to work against the clock; to hurry with work to get it done in time	1
新婚[新婚]	xin1 hun1	newly wed	2
鸳鸯[鴛鴦]	yuan1 yang1	(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple	1
不情之请[不情之請]	bu4 qing2 zhi1 qing3	my presumptuous request (humble expr.); if I may be so bold to ask a favor	1
小型[小型]	xiao3 xing2	small scale; small size	1
仪式[儀式]	yi2 shi4	ceremony	1
王公[王公]	wang2 gong1	princes and dukes; aristocrat	1
任命[任命]	ren4 ming4	to appoint; (job) appointment; CL:紙|纸[zhi3]	1
道行[道行]	dao4 heng2	skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]	1
绍[紹]	shao4	to continue; to carry on	1
薛[薛]	xue1	wormwood like grass (classical)	1
彻[徹]	che4	thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through	1
畅[暢]	chang4	free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent	1
节制[節制]	jie2 zhi4	to control; to restrict; to moderate; to temper; moderation; sobriety; to administer	1
岭[嶺]	ling3	mountain range; mountain ridge	1
谷[谷]	gu3	valley	3
生擒[生擒]	sheng1 qin2	to capture alive	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep47/50 words - 26 min
碍[礙]	ai4	to hinder; to obstruct; to block	1
狱[獄]	yu4	prison	1
门前[門前]	men2 qian2	in front of the door	1
毒害[毒害]	du2 hai4	to poison (harm with a toxic substance); to poison (people's minds); poisoning	1
悬殊[懸殊]	xuan2 shu1	widely different; large disparity	1
当上[當上]	dang1 shang5	to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office)	1
洪福齐天[洪福齊天]	hong2 fu2 qi2 tian1	flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign	1
不像话[不像話]	bu4 xiang4 hua4	unreasonable; shocking; outrageous	1
操办[操辦]	cao1 ban4	to arrange matters	2
批准[批准]	pi1 zhun3	to approve; to ratify	1
简[簡]	jian3	simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)	2
体贴[體貼]	ti3 tie1	considerate (of other people's needs)	1
福分[福分]	fu2 fen5	one's happy lot; good fortune	1
亲朋[親朋]	qin1 peng2	relatives and friends	1
观礼[觀禮]	guan1 li3	to attend a ritual	1
自家人[自家人]	zi4 jia1 ren2	sb with whom one is on familiar terms; sb from the same place (same house, same town etc); one of us	1
挂碍[掛礙]	gua4 ai4	worry	1
建功立业[建功立業]	jian4 gong1 li4 ye4	to achieve or accomplish goals	2
兵不厌诈[兵不厭詐]	bing1 bu4 yan4 zha4	there can never be too much deception in war; in war nothing is too deceitful; all's fair in war	2
誓师[誓師]	shi4 shi1	to vow before one's troops	2
发令[發令]	fa1 ling4	to issue an order	1
会师[會師]	hui4 shi1	to collaborate; to join forces; to effect a junction	1
叛逃[叛逃]	pan4 tao2	to defect; to desert; to betray and flee	1
机关[機關]	ji1 guan1	mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
叼[叼]	diao1	to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep47/75 words - 40 min
代行[代行]	dai4 xing2	to act as a substitute; to act on sb's behalf	1
杀一儆百[殺一儆百]	sha1 yi1 jing3 bai3	lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres	2
一生一世[一生一世]	yi1 sheng1 yi1 shi4	a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life	1
患难[患難]	huan4 nan4	trials and tribulations	1
在行[在行]	zai4 hang2	to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession	1
颁发[頒發]	ban1 fa1	to issue; to promulgate; to award	1
借用[借用]	jie4 yong4	to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use	1
废铁[廢鐵]	fei4 tie3	scrap iron	1
叩[叩]	kou4	to knock; to kowtow	1
结发[結髮]	jie2 fa4	(in former times) to bind one's hair on coming of age	1
吉利[吉利]	ji2 li4	auspicious; lucky; propitious	2
铲除[剷除]	chan3 chu2	to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish	1
果仁[果仁]	guo3 ren2	fruit kernel	1
酥油[酥油]	su1 you2	butter	1
材料[材料]	cai2 liao4	material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]	1
斩首[斬首]	zhan3 shou3	to behead	1
庆[慶]	qing4	to celebrate	1
有份[有份]	you3 fen4	to have a share of (responsibility etc); to be concerned; to be involved	1
不佳[不佳]	bu4 jia1	not good	1
老是[老是]	lao3 shi5	always	1
遂[遂]	sui4	to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach	1
舒心[舒心]	shu1 xin1	comfortable; happy	1
换防[換防]	huan4 fang2	to relieve a garrison; to change guard complement	1
三头六臂[三頭六臂]	san1 tou2 liu4 bi4	lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom); fig. to possess remarkable abilities; a being of formidable powers	1
刀枪不入[刀槍不入]	dao1 qiang1 bu4 ru4	lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom); fig. invulnerable; untouchable; thick-skinned; impervious to criticism	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep47/81 words - 42 min
减轻[減輕]	jian3 qing1	to lighten; to ease; to alleviate	1
详[詳]	xiang2	detailed; comprehensive	1
注[註]	zhu4	to register; to annotate; note; comment	1
处刑[處刑]	chu3 xing2	to sentence; to condemn	3
台[臺]	tai2	platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines	1
错怪[錯怪]	cuo4 guai4	to blame sb wrongly	2
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep48/25 words - 33 min
中伤[中傷]	zhong4 shang1	to slander; to smear	1
耿耿于怀[耿耿於懷]	geng3 geng3 yu2 huai2	to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding	1
处事[處事]	chu3 shi4	to handle affairs; to deal with	1
致命[致命]	zhi4 ming4	fatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life	1
临死[臨死]	lin2 si3	facing death; at death's door	1
孤魂[孤魂]	gu1 hun2	lonely soul	1
行刑[行刑]	xing2 xing2	to carry out a (death) sentence; execution	1
大殿[大殿]	da4 dian4	main hall of a Buddhist temple	2
忌日[忌日]	ji4 ri4	anniversary of a death; inauspicious day	1
劫持[劫持]	jie2 chi2	to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress	1
引向[引向]	yin3 xiang4	to lead to; to draw to; to steer towards	1
上演[上演]	shang4 yan3	to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging	1
一条心[一條心]	yi1 tiao2 xin1	to be of one mind; to think or act alike	1
笔直[筆直]	bi3 zhi2	perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright	1
门闩[門閂]	men2 shuan1	horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal); door bolt	1
锯开[鋸開]	ju4 kai1	to saw	1
用力[用力]	yong4 li4	to exert oneself physically	1
直奔[直奔]	zhi2 ben4	to go straight to; to make a beeline for	1
气候[氣候]	qi4 hou4	climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
逼近[逼近]	bi1 jin4	to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near	2
候命[候命]	hou4 ming4	to await orders; to be on call	2
重建[重建]	chong2 jian4	to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding	1
掩护[掩護]	yan3 hu4	to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; CL:面[mian4]	1
白道[白道]	bai2 dao4	lunar orbit; legitimate; righteous; see also 黑道[hei1 dao4]	3
康健[康健]	kang1 jian4	healthy; fit	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep48/49 words - 42 min
毒素[毒素]	du2 su4	poison	1
祛除[祛除]	qu1 chu2	to dispel; to clear	1
调理[調理]	tiao2 li3	to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to take care of; to look after; to discipline; to educate; to train; to prepare food; (dialect) to make fun of; (medicine) to opsonize	1
下半[下半]	xia4 ban4	second half	1
民不聊生[民不聊生]	min2 bu4 liao2 sheng1	The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]); no way of getting by	1
休养生息[休養生息]	xiu1 yang3 sheng1 xi1	to recover; to recuperate	1
重大[重大]	zhong4 da4	great; important; major; significant	1
死生[死生]	si3 sheng1	life or death; critical (event)	1
抛开[拋開]	pao1 kai1	to throw out; to get rid of	1
女婿[女婿]	nu:3 xu5	daughter's husband; son-in-law	1
师妹[師妹]	shi1 mei4	junior female student or apprentice; daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher	1
佳[佳]	jia1	beautiful; fine; good	1
按理[按理]	an4 li3	according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally	1
虹[虹]	hong2	rainbow	1
赠予[贈予]	zeng4 yu3	to give a present; to accord (a favor); to grant	2
叮咛[叮嚀]	ding1 ning2	to warn; to urge; to exhort; to give instructions carefully and insistently	1
传承[傳承]	chuan2 cheng2	to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance	1
压力[壓力]	ya1 li4	pressure	1
修习[修習]	xiu1 xi2	to study; to practice	1
无虞[無虞]	wu2 yu2	not to be worried about; all taken care of	1
慰藉[慰藉]	wei4 jie4	to console; to comfort; consolation	1
抽时间[抽時間]	chou1 shi2 jian1	to (try to) find the time to	1
来日方长[來日方長]	lai2 ri4 fang1 chang2	the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later; We'll cross that bridge when we get there	1
顾不得[顧不得]	gu4 bu5 de5	unable to change sth; unable to deal with	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep49/25 words - 9 min
梦到[夢到]	meng4 dao4	to dream of; to dream about	1
开阔[開闊]	kai1 kuo4	wide; open (spaces); to open up	1
法场[法場]	fa3 chang3	execution ground	1
繁文缛节[繁文縟節]	fan2 wen2 ru4 jie2	convoluted and overelaborate (document); unnecessarily elaborate writing; mumbo-jumbo	1
玩弄[玩弄]	wan2 nong4	to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to	1
股掌[股掌]	gu3 zhang3	(have sb in) the palm of one's hand; fig. (under) one's complete control	1
敝[敝]	bi4	my (polite); poor; ruined; shabby; worn out; defeated	1
履[履]	lu:3	shoe; to tread on	1
以至[以至]	yi3 zhi4	down to; up to; to such an extent as to ...; also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]	1
日益[日益]	ri4 yi4	day by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day	1
风俗[風俗]	feng1 su2	social custom; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
渴望[渴望]	ke3 wang4	to thirst for; to long for	1
升[昇]	sheng1	variant of 升[sheng1]; to ascend; to rise in rank	1
倒悬[倒懸]	dao4 xuan2	lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits	1
恃[恃]	shi4	to rely on; mother (formal)	1
好战[好戰]	hao4 zhan4	warlike	1
活路[活路]	huo2 lu4	through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence	1
九死一生[九死一生]	jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1	nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life	1
屡教不改[屢教不改]	lu:3 jiao4 bu4 gai3	lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition; incorrigible; unrepentant	1
熟人[熟人]	shu2 ren2	acquaintance; friend	1
一对[一對]	yi1 dui4	couple; pair	1
逍[逍]	xiao1	leisurely; easy-going	1
撒手不管[撒手不管]	sa1 shou3 bu4 guan3	to stand aside and do nothing (idiom); to take no part in	1
碛[磧]	qi4	moraine; rocks in shallow water	2
侦察[偵察]	zhen1 cha2	to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep49/50 words - 23 min
面临[面臨]	mian4 lin2	to face sth; to be confronted with	1
出谋划策[出謀劃策]	chu1 mou2 hua4 ce4	to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory); to give advice (idiom)	1
贻误[貽誤]	yi2 wu4	to affect adversely; to delay or hinder; to waste (an opportunity); to mislead	1
机变[機變]	ji1 bian4	improvisation; flexible; adaptable; pragmatic	1
刁蛮[刁蠻]	diao1 man2	crafty and unruly	1
骄横[驕橫]	jiao1 heng4	arrogant; overbearing	1
过奖[過獎]	guo4 jiang3	to overpraise; to flatter	1
天下太平[天下太平]	tian1 xia4 tai4 ping2	the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity	1
主帅[主帥]	zhu3 shuai4	(military) commander-in-chief; (sports) team manager; coach	1
代劳[代勞]	dai4 lao2	to do sth in place of sb else	1
减少[減少]	jian3 shao3	to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower	1
践踏[踐踏]	jian4 ta4	to trample	1
过错[過錯]	guo4 cuo4	mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault)	1
新芽[新芽]	xin1 ya2	sprout; bud	1
设伏[設伏]	she4 fu2	to prepare an ambush; to waylay	1
激战[激戰]	ji1 zhan4	to fight fiercely; fierce battle	1
神速[神速]	shen2 su4	lightning speed; amazingly rapid; incredible pace of development	1
扼守[扼守]	e4 shou3	to hold a pass; to guard (a strategic location)	1
抽身[抽身]	chou1 shen1	to get away from; to withdraw; to free oneself	1
谷口[谷口]	Gu3 kou3	Taniguchi (Japanese surname)	1
分支[分支]	fen1 zhi1	branch (of company, river etc); to branch; to diverge; to ramify; to subdivide	1
围堵[圍堵]	wei2 du3	to blockade; to surround; to hem in	1
一己[一己]	yi1 ji3	oneself	1
停战[停戰]	ting2 zhan4	armistice; cease fire	1
甲[甲]	jia3	first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep49/75 words - 37 min
妻儿[妻兒]	qi1 er2	wife and child	1
冥顽不灵[冥頑不靈]	ming2 wan2 bu4 ling2	stupid; stubborn; pigheaded	1
退让[退讓]	tui4 rang4	to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede	15
大胜[大勝]	da4 sheng4	to defeat decisively; to win decisively; great victory; triumph	1
阵地[陣地]	zhen4 di4	position; front	1
坐车[坐車]	zuo4 che1	to take the car, bus, train etc	1
后怕[後怕]	hou4 pa4	lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress	1
华丽[華麗]	hua2 li4	gorgeous	1
礼服[禮服]	li3 fu2	ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)	1
作伴[作伴]	zuo4 ban4	to accompany; to keep sb company	1
竭尽[竭盡]	jie2 jin4	to use up; to exhaust	1
所能[所能]	suo3 neng2	according to one's capabilities; what sb is capable of	1
命运[命運]	ming4 yun4	fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
奉献[奉獻]	feng4 xian4	to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote	1
怜悯[憐憫]	lian2 min3	to take pity on; pity; mercy	1
跪地求饶[跪地求饒]	gui4 di4 qiu2 rao2	to kneel and beg forgiveness	1
脑[腦]	nao3	brain; mind; head; essence	1
逃课[逃課]	tao2 ke4	to skip class	1
膝[膝]	xi1	knee	1
祖母[祖母]	zu3 mu3	father's mother; paternal grandmother	1
明德[明德]	ming2 de2	highest virtue; illustrious virtue	2
阴山[陰山]	Yin1 shan1	Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia	1
壮志[壯志]	zhuang4 zhi4	great goal; magnificent aspiration	1
酬[酬]	chou2	to entertain; to repay; to return; to reward; to compensate; to reply; to answer	1
九泉[九泉]	jiu3 quan2	the nine springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; Hades	1
//The Long Ballad - S1/Ep49/88 words - 41 min
看书[看書]	kan4 shu1	to read; to study	3
寒食[寒食]	han2 shi2	cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节); the Qingming festival	1
史书[史書]	shi3 shu1	history book	1
抹去[抹去]	mo3 qu4	to erase	1
寰宇[寰宇]	huan2 yu3	the whole earth; the universe	1
缘[緣]	yuan2	cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along	1
安泰[安泰]	an1 tai4	at peace; healthy and secure	1
忧患[憂患]	you1 huan4	suffering; misery; hardship	1
小我[小我]	xiao3 wo3	the self; the individual	1
洽[洽]	qia4	accord; to make contact; to agree; to consult with; extensive	1
政治[政治]	zheng4 zhi4	politics; political	1
润[潤]	run4	to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; moist; glossy; sleek	1
晏[晏]	yan4	late; quiet	1